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Access to Markets: Homegrown by Heroes
2017-10-31 19:52:49| National Farmers Union
By Natalie Grote, NFU Intern Many veterans, upon returning home from serving our country, discover a newfound passion for farming or ranching. After putting in hours of hard work to start their operations, farmer veterans are often determined to both make a living as well as bolster their local economies by selling their homemade products, […]
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Access to Markets: Farm to School
2017-10-24 20:34:10| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy A growing interest in local and regional food offers lucrative opportunities for beginning farmers, and growing farm products for these markets often require a less significant investment in land and equipment than other production methods would. However, direct-to-consumer sales do require that farmers spend a […]
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Access To Markets: Food Safety Education
2017-08-02 17:06:21| National Farmers Union
By Barbara Patterson, NFU Director of Government Relations Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2010. It will require many producers to comply with new regulations if they grow food for human or animal consumption. The regulations are intended to protect consumers from food-borne illness. Many producers who will be regulated by FSMA […]
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Higher Pork Volumes Make Access to Export Markets Increasingly Important
2017-06-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The Vice-President Pork Analysis with EMI Analytics says the higher volumes of pork being produced in the US will make access to export markets increasingly important, Bruce Cochrane reports.
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Access to Markets: The Schaefers Farm Family & the Farm Economy
2017-06-09 18:29:17| National Farmers Union
By Lura Roti, South Dakota Farmers Union When Cheryl and Fred Schaefers tied the knot 40 years ago, the two shared a strong passion for farming. And, along with crops and livestock, the couple wanted to raise a large family. We originally wanted 12 kids. Fred is the youngest of 9 and I am the […]
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