Entries by Tracy Mumma

Guide Aids Organic Farmers with Wholesale Pricing

Community Alliance with Family Farmers published The Farmer’s Guide to Organic Wholesale Pricing for certified organic and/or transitioning produce farmers who are pricing produce crops for wholesale sales. The guide helps farmers understand four different pricing strategies, delivers tools to approximate what prices you may reasonably expect in the marketplace for your organic crops, explains […]

Information on Bird Flu and Biosecurity Available Online

Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) has posted information on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. The current outbreak of avian flu, H5N1, is highly contagious and deadly to all poultry, and FACT notes that it is crucial that farmers take action and personal responsibility to prevent and limit its spread. FACT’s […]

Southern SARE Announces Funded Grants for 2025 Cycle

The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program has announced the proposals selected for funding through its 2025 On-Farm Grants program, Education Grants program, Producer Grants program, and Research and Education Grants program. Together, the programs provided more than $5 million in funding to researchers, farmers and ranchers, and agricultural professionals. Project topics include […]

Research Sheds Light on Role of Iron Oxides in Phosphorus Cycle

Northwestern University researchers published a study that revealed iron oxides are incredibly efficient catalysts that drive the conversion of organic phosphorus to inorganic phosphorus that plants can use. According to a press release, the discovery could help researchers and industry experts better understand the phosphorus cycle and optimize its use, especially in agricultural soils. Phosphorus […]

Minnesota Awards Community Development Funding for Agriculture

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) awarded three community development organizations funding to strengthen agriculture-focused financial services through its new Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Technical Assistance Grant. The MDA awarded $270,000 for the following purposes: * African Economic Development Solutions: $80,000 to train staff on resources for farm businesses, establish partnerships with agriculture-related organizations, […]

Utah Specialty Crop Block Grant

Applications will be open until April 9, 2025. The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is a competitive grant program operated by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food in which funding from the United States Department of Agriculture is awarded to eligible applicants to support Utah’s specialty crop industry. This grant is open to producers, […]

Silvopasture Increases Productivity for South American Livestock Producers

A feature on National Public Radio highlighted the benefits of silvopasture, or intentional integration of trees, grass, and livestock. Advocates say wider adoption of silvopasture could help reduce deforestation in the Amazon, because it reduces the amount of land needed for cattle production. In a silvopasture system, trees can provide both dairy and beef cattle […]

Adaptive Grazing Documentary Available for Worldwide Streaming

Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there), a four-part documentary that compares Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing to conventional grazing, is available for streaming worldwide. The docuseries from Carbon Nation explores the data, the people, and the impact of these grazing methods on soil health and the environment, through the lens of real […]

EQIP Bridge Loan Program

​The Soil Health Opportunities & Tools Fund (SHOT Fund) EQIP Bridge Loan program provides landowners and farmers with flexible funding to cover the upfront costs of installing USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) practices. Designed specifically for recipients of NRCS EQIP awards, these bridge loans have no fees, no penalties, and no interest. EQIP participants […]

AgWest Farm Credit New Producer Grant Program

The application deadline is May 31, 2025. The AgWest New Producer Grant program provides $15,000 in start-up funds to successful applicants to support their agricultural ventures. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and a full- or part-time agriculturalist with two years or less of operational experience or have plans to start an operation […]