Crop insurance is a critical part of a comprehensive risk management strategy. Matching operations with crop insurance options is important. In addition, identifying and matching a farm's overall business goals to other insurance tools is an important step in the growth and sustainability of the...
Read More
From NCAT – “Urban farmers face many risks in producing safe and affordable food. Some of the risks are common to all types of farming; however, many are unique to the urban setting, including zoning regulations, access to water, and managing contaminated soils. While many cities in the U.S. are working to address some of the needs of urban farmers, profitability remains a challenge.”
Certified Naturally Grown, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) are hosting an informational webinar to help farmers suggest changes before December 15th. Register...
Read More"Join eOrganic for our December webinar series on organic farming and research topics! Advanced registration is required, so register in advance...
Read More"Participate in this webinar to learn about implementing soil health principles in organic farming systems, including a discussion of the role of soil health in organic production and practices and challenges for organic farmers" Register...
Read MoreDuck in from the heat for the National Good Food Network's latest webinar. Putting Local on the Menu: Five Best Practices and a Cost Calculator Training will be presented Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 3:30 - 4:45pm ET (12:30 - 1:45 PT). This webinar,...
Read More"Urban Farms: Commercial Farms or Socially Minded Operations?" will provide an analysis of the differences between nonprofit and commercial urban farms, and is based on research conducted by researchers at NYU, Penn State, and NCAT-ATTRA. Funding for this study was provided by National Institute of...
Read MoreJoin eOrganic for a webinar entitled "Putting the Pieces Together: Lessons Learned from a Reduced-Tillage Organic Cropping Systems Project", by William Curran, Ron Hoover, and John Wallace of Penn State University. The webinar will take place on April 8 at 2PM Eastern Time, 1PM Central,...
Read MoreAn online conference covering food, water, community, regenerative design and social transformation. The conference includes 42 global visionaries and will take place March 11-13....
Read More“Food banks across the country have trucks and warehouse space, including cold storage, and have been solving the logistics problem for decades, however traditionally with commodity food, often processed. This is beginning to change. Several food banks across the country are acutely aware of the benefits...
Read More