Tag
farming
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How an Association Hotline Will Help Members Face Brexit Disruption
The U.K.’s Soil Association is helping organic farmers prepare for a likely no-deal Brexit at the end of…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How a Just-Formed Truffle Group Scored an Early Win
The Idaho Truffle Growers Association, trying to cultivate an industry from a challenging fungus, saw near-immediate support for…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Why Illinois Corn Growers Are Working With NASA
NASA will be supplying the data for an effort launched by the Illinois Corn Growers Association that aims…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Edible Insect Group Shifts Focus From Food to Agriculture
The North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture was once a group focused on getting humans to consider eating…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Farmers and Ranchers Alliance Announces “New Faces” Program
In the third year of the “Faces of Farming & Ranching” program, the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Organic Farmers Group Focuses on Grassroots Approach
The just-announced Organic Farmers Association hopes to give producers in the sector an offering that puts small and…
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Canadian Egg Farmers Slow and Steady With Cage-Free Shift
Egg Farmers of Canada is taking steps toward converting the industry to cage-free and other types of alternative…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Assist Dairy Farmers in Storm’s Aftermath
Goliath, the deadliest U.S. storm of 2015, killed dozens of people, but it also killed tens of thousands…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
New Association Hopes to Harness Robotic Milking Technology
The newly launched Association of Robotic Milkers, an affiliate of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, hopes…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FieldRise: Farmers Grow Information Sharing
The new FieldRise program, gaining the backing of a number of food industry trade groups in the Midwest…
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Bird Flu Outbreak Puts Associations On Notice
Reports of a widening bird flu outbreak affecting factory farms nationwide are raising questions about how it could…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Advocacy Group Goes Airborne to Challenge Organic Farming Practices
With a recent investigative report featuring a series of aerial photos, the nonprofit Cornucopia Institute has drawn attention…
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Veal Industry’s Comeback Plan: Focus on Ethical Practices
A full generation after veal largely fell off dinner plates and restaurant menus because of ethical concerns, the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
“Right to Farm” Amendment Stirs Up Passions in Missouri
A proposed amendment that’s up for a vote on Tuesday sounds a little odd—it would codify the right…
