Small organic farms adapt amid rising demand and rules
As organic food grows in popularity big markets shape the field while small producers adapt. Many shift to direct sales via farmers markets and delivery services and diversify crops or brand their farms to build loyalty. Earthbound Farm partners with smaller farms, while local grocers highlight local organic produce and buyers seek transparent farm sourcing.
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Colleen Valles
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Andy Griffin
Watsonville
Judith Redmond
San Francisco Bay Area
Bob Scowcroft
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Scowcroft
Earthbound Farm
Jose Espana
Mariquita Farm
Calif
Grassley pushes for lower farm payment limits
Sen. Chuck Grassley urges analysis of proposed payment caps to stabilize farmland rents and property taxes. He asks FAPRI at Iowa State University to model expected net farm income if his limits were enacted and plans to attach the measure to annual appropriations bills.
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Marlene Lucas
Fe Gazette
Chuck Grassley
Fann
Grassley
Iowa
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
Iowa State University
Low-cost dairy parlor tours planned in NE Iowa in March
ISU Extension will feature nineteen affordable dairy parlors across Northeast Iowa in March. The open tours show dairy producers’ reasons for their parlor choices and cost details, with session times and farm locations listed for Dubuque Clayton Buchanan Butler Winneshiek Allamakee Dubuque Delaware Clayton Allamakee counties and surrounding areas.
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Iowa
Iowa State University Extension
Larry Tranel
ISU Extension
Dubuque
Dan Piab
Tucker Ave
Clayton County
Chris Riniker
Strawberry Point
Crystal Road
Evergreen Rd
Dean Puffei
Canoe Rd
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Ab Elsbernd
Spillville
County Rd
Dennis Mashek
Calmar
Nick Rolling
Waterville
Paint Creek
Delaware
Farm Briefs and Local Food Event Notes
Community brief mentions Sus will from 2 to the Uni for Fond one Faire Fellow Carol Hunt coordinator for Johnson County Local Food Systems and Cas si Johnson graduate student in agriculture. Both open to the pit receptions Friday at Best Western Starlite Village Ames. For more info call Elaine Kenney 1 609 353 1253.
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Carol Hunt
Johnson County Local Food Systems
Cassi Johnson
Starlite
Ames
Elaine Kenney
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