A California farmer decides it makes better business sense to sell his water than to grow rice. An almond farmer considers uprooting his trees to… Read More »It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?
Generational Effects of Discrimination in the San Luis Valley. This video introduces and explains the Voices of the Valley project. To better understand the settlement… Read More »Forever is Temporary: Generational Effects of Discrimination in the San Luis Valley-Garcia vs. Vilsack
I’m trying to help out the governor and help America,” said Willis Johnson, the billionaire founder and chairman of a global company called Copart Inc.,… Read More »Billionaire GOP donor is funding South Dakota National Guard border deployment
By Jennifer Clapp, Martin Cole, Thanawat Tiensin // 21 May 2021 https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-why-reinvent-the-wheel-on-food-security-and-nutrition-99929?fbclid=IwAR174r9yj0Qab01KmDB7L5outSoQKSiEyA4DFIC_KywG_ZesP7qvnf5tn8A# Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentResearchTrade & PolicyUNA woman husks corn in her village on… Read More »Global Views Future of Food SystemsOpinion: Why reinvent the wheel on food security and nutrition?
By Amanda LittleJune 28, 2021, 8:30 AM EDT Water has been generating conflicts and controversies in the U.S. for centuries, but the American West could… Read More »Water Wars Are Coming to the American West
The region’s most severe drought yet signals a grim future of expanding battles over who gets the rights to the last drops.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AgPR) – The drought is back across much of the west, but in California, it’s starting to feel worse than droughts of the past. Some… Read More »How grim is the outlook for California food and agriculture? “How Can California Agriculture Remain Competitive?” and the event offers a full day of presentations and panel discussions at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento on July 12, 2021.
Dear friends and colleagues, Please allow me to share with you information on the upcoming Book Launch of the Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience… Read More »SAVE THE DATE: Friday, June 25, 12:30 CEST–Upcoming Book Launch of the Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience from the frontline of climate change by FAO and the Alliance of Bioversity-International and CIAT
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Enroll at www.TXFED.org You will learn whether farmers markets are the right sales outlet for your business, how to research which farmers market to choose, and… Read More »Selling at a Farmers Market for Beginners (101)
The USDA is seeking public comments on agricultural and food supply chains. We sent out an alert a few weeks ago (and submitted our own… Read More »Last chance to tell USDA to decentralize our food system–The USDA is seeking public comments on agricultural and food supply chains. Deadline is Midnite today, June 21st