NRCS Reminds Vermont Farmers of March 20th EQIP Signup Deadline

March 10, 2015Farm Bill 2013, Farm Economics, Funding Opportunities, USDA

New England Farmers Union advocates for programs in the farm bill such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Recently, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Vermont announced an EQIP signup deadline of March 20, 2015. Farmers are reminded that the deadline to apply is approaching and they are encouraged to submit applications by this … Read More

Krysta Harden: Local Food Movement is Growing Up

March 10, 2015Census of Agriculture, farm-to-school, Farmers Markets, Regional Food Systems, USDA

GUEST BLOG POST BY Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Recently, there has been a series of media reports suggesting the gangbusters growth in farmers markets is slowing, signaling a plateau in the local food movement. Not so. What we’re seeing is the evolution of the local and regional food movement beyond weekend shopping into … Read More