Tennessee creates beginning farmer program for veterans
Fewer than 1 percent of America’s population consider themselves farmers. The University of Tennessee is hoping to increase that number with the help from military veterans.
Indiana non-profit farm gives 560,000 pounds of produce
When selling, most farms look to get the best price. And when hiring, most ag businesses look for the most qualified with the best resume. Not so for Brandywine Creek Farms in Greenfield, Ind., whose mission is to feed the food insecure and make new farmers out those who need a second chance.
Creighton University’s monthly Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) survey dipped from October’s weak reading and remained below growth neutral, according to the November monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy.
Slightly more than 98-percent of tested food produced in the United States had safe levels of pesticide residue while nearly 50-percent was totally free of the insect-killing chemicals.
