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Agriculture is
thriving once again in Massachusetts, nourished by a trend toward
smaller farms, niche marketing, direct sales. For the story, click
here.
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Dr
Frank Mangan spoke about local growing and profitable
marketing of ethnic vegetables like Brazilian Taioba on WFCR's program
"Focus Western New England.
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As
a commercial grower, Jim Ward isn’t
about to fool around when it comes to dealing with pests. That’s why he
makes sure to keep up with the latest research from his alma mater, UMass
Amherst. Click
here.
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New
farm enterprise class offers students opportunities in practical growing
and marketing. Click HERE
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The USDA has just put up a new website, Know
your Farmer, Know your Food. Spearheaded by Greenfield native and USDA
Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan.
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The
UMass Sustainable Agriculture class recently visited Sunset Farm which is
within “shouting distance of the UMass campus. See the video story HERE.
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Ben
Lester of Wheatberry Bakery talks about opportunities in local grain
growing HERE.
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Richard
Heinberg, claims that the U.S. will need 40 to 50 million new farmers to
survive the “perfect storm” of: 1) climate change, 2) peak oil, 3)
pandemics. Read HERE.
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For a recent news article on the future of agriculture in
the Pioneer Valley by Peter Westover, go here.
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