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Rollins Applauds Arkansas Governor for Submitting SNAP Waiver to Make America Healthy Again

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 2:10pm

(Little Rock, AR, April 15, 2025) – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today as the Governor submitted a waiver to USDA to ban soda and candy from and include hot rotisserie chicken in Arkansas’s...

Release: NSAC Responds to USDA Announcement on Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Monday, April 14, 2025 - 6:44pm

For Immediate Release

Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Email: press@sustainableagriculture.net

Tel. 347.563.6408

Release: NSAC Responds to USDA Announcement on... Read More

USDA Cancels Biden Era Climate Slush Fund, Reprioritizes Existing Funding to Farmers

USDA News

Monday, April 14, 2025 - 3:15pm

(Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the cancellation of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC). Following a thorough line by line review of each of these Biden era partnerships, it became clear that the...

USDA Announces New Presidential Appointments

USDA News

Monday, April 14, 2025 - 11:30am

(Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments, bringing new leadership to key roles within the Department. These appointees have been selected to implement President Trump’s America...

The Future of Small Farming is Fungi

Cornell Small Farms Program - News

Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:00am

In October, Hawk Meadow Farm near Ithaca, NY, hosted a hands-on shiitake cultivation workshop, sponsored by the Cornell Small Farms Program, drawing a diverse group of gardeners, homesteaders, and farmers from traditionally underserved communities, eager to learn the art of growing shiitake... Read More

Frequently Asked Questions about Bird Flu in New York State

Cornell Small Farms Program - News

Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:00am

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s response to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza response in New York state is a coordinated effort of the NY Extension Disaster Education Network (NY EDEN).

What is Avian Influenza, and where does it come from?

Highly Pathogenic...

Manhattan Urban Farm to Prioritize Youth Development

Cornell Small Farms Program - News

Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:00am

An opportunity for New York City youth to connect to their roots, both in the sense of their family traditions as well as the actual roots, stems, leaves, and vines that produce the food they eat.

A long-abandoned three-acre plot in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan will...

How to Prepare Your Yourself and Employees for an ICE/CPB Encounter

Cornell Small Farms Program - News

Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:00am

Knowing what rights you have as a business owner and what rights your employees have can be empowering.

There has been a lot of concern among ag employers and immigrant communities in New York about recent changes in federal immigration policy and enforcement.

First it is important to...

Newly Updated Farmers’ Guide to the Conservation Stewardship Program Available

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Friday, April 11, 2025 - 12:02pm

Photo credit: USDA

NSAC has published an updated 2025 Farmers’ Guide to the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The guide provides an in-depth look at the program and is designed to help farmers...