Moving Agriculture Forward USDA – Growing, Innovating, and Celebrating 150 Years February 23 - 24, 2012 Crystal Gateway Marriott Arlington, VA 
Thursday March 8 2012 9am-5pm Please join us for this one-day conference strengthening Farm to School in Washington State. for more information and to signup visit: http://wsffn.org/fresh-food-in-schools-project/fresh-food-in-schools-summit-march-8-2012
We are especially grateful to offer this Fresh Food in Schools Summit
New Rural TV launched! On dishnetwork channel 232. Check out the new television for a growing world at http://myruraltv.com/ 
http://grist.org/industrial-agriculture/monterey-says-no-to-methyl-iodide/
USDA 10yr Ag Projections
10-year projections to be released: USDA will release new 10-year agricultural projections, Feb. 13, at http://www.usda.gov/oce . The long-term projections are developed by interagency committees in USDA, covering crop and livestock commodities, agricultural trade and aggregate indicators, such as farm income and food prices through 2021.
UPDATE: USDA 10yr projections issued: http://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/archive_projections/USDAAgriculturalProjections2021.pdf The events honor National Agriculture Day and mark a nationwide effort to tell the true story of American agriculture and remind citizens that agriculture is a part of all of us. A number of producers, agricultural associations, corporations, students and government organizations involved in agriculture are expected to participate.
When we talk about natural resource constraints on business — such as shortages in water or increases in the cost of energy or agricultural products — we tend to forget how deeply intertwined these commodities are. |
We look forward to seeing you at the 8th Annual Agriculture Safety Day (ASD) on February 22, 2012 at the Wenatchee Convention Center. 
"Skagit County has the best farmland protection program in the Puget Sound region." Says new Farmland Protection in the Puget Sound Region report by American Farmland Trust:
http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/new-organic-trade-partnership/ 
read more.. http://deltafarmpress.com/management/times-demand-new-approach-farm-risk-management 
Washington State Department of Agriculture... Snapshot of WA Ag community by legilative district US beef imports from Mexico have at least doubled in each of the last 2 years, continuing an upward trend that began in 2003, writes Rachel J. Johnson and Amy D. Hagerman for the USDA, Economic Research Service. 
Farmers like Annie Salafsky, just south of Olympia, Wash., say they appreciate how Farmigo lets customers register themselves online rather than having to enter in all their data manually.
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