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Vote for Your Favorite Farmers Market at www.votemyfarmersmarket.org WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Farmers Market Week, American Farmland Trust launched an online leader board revealing the top 20 farmers markets that are leading the America's Favorite Farmers Markets(TM) contest. The board tracks up-to-the-minute standings during the final month of voting, which closes at midnight on Labor Day (September 3). The leader board is...
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa., Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today visited a third generation dairy farm to talk about the impact of exempting family farm real estate from the Pennsylvania inheritance tax. The landmark legislation recently signed ends a decades-long burden for Pennsylvania farm families. The legislation makes it easier for farmers to pass their real estate on to their heirs. They no longer have to worry about paying steep "death taxes" to...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Farm Aid activated its Family Farm Disaster Fund to raise funds to provide relief for farm families whose crops and farmland are being devastated by the country's worst drought in more than 50 years. "Our farmers and the soil they depend on are crucial for the future of agriculture," said Willie Nelson, Farm Aid's founder and president. "Farm Aid works to keep every family farmer on the land, no matter what extreme...
Vote for Your Favorite Farmers Market at www.votemyfarmersmarket.org WASHINGTON, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Farmland Trust today released vote counts revealing the five markets in every state that are leading the America's Favorite Farmers Markets(TM) contest. The standings are available at http://www.votemyfarmersmarket.org/. More than 7,000 markets across America are competing in American Farmland Trust's fourth annual contest that began in July and runs...
Large multinational companies are increasingly getting in on the agribusiness act. These corporations are encouraging vertical integration in the industry and are actively boosting the industry's profitability as a whole. Over the five years to 2012, the Agribusiness industry has experienced increasing interest in biofuel, strong growth in the number of free-trade agreements signed by the federal government and a rise in the prevalence of genetically modified seeds. For these reasons,...
NEW YORK, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For anyone who has ever visited a farmers market, the reasons for supporting local food producers are probably well known. For one thing, there is the simple matter of nutrition - to say nothing of concerns about fossil fuel reduction, and the decrease in other kinds of environmental impacts. In addition to these familiar arguments on behalf of local agriculture, however, there are other reasons why buying local food may be beneficial for...
Funds to help family farmers improve farm animal welfare CHICAGO, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This June, Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) awarded over $13,000 in microgrants to farmers across the country to help them transition to pasture-based systems, improve the marketing of their humane products, and enrich the conditions in which their farm animals are raised. Nine recipients received grants that ranged from $1,200 to $1,500 through FACT's Healthy & Humane Farm...
Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews to headline 2012 concert event plus special guest Jack Johnson and more HERSHEY, Pa., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Farm Aid announced today that its annual benefit concert will return to Pennsylvania on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Hersheypark Stadium. "We've built a strong family farm movement to grow our economy, ensure our health and protect our environment. Farm Aid brings...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Farm Aid co-founder John Mellencamp will perform at Houchens Smith Stadium on Saturday, May 19, at an event produced by Independence Bank. The concert will benefit Farm Aid while promoting local family farms with HOMEGROWN food. Centerplate, the largest hospitality partner to North America's premier sports stadiums, convention centers and entertainment venues, is partnering with Farm Aid to offer a HOMEGROWN Concessions® menu item...
Large multinational companies are increasingly getting in on the agribusiness act. These corporations are encouraging vertical integration in the industry and are actively boosting the industry's profitability as a whole. Over the five years to 2012, the agribusiness industry has experienced increasing interest in biofuel, strong growth in the number of free-trade agreements signed by the federal government and a rise in the prevalence of genetically modified seeds. For these reasons,...
