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The Northeast State Foresters Association recently released five new comprehensive reports on wood markets in the Northeast, detailing strategies for market retention and opportunities for growth. A summary of the reports findings was provided in a recent webinar hosted by the lead researchers. Additionally, two free mobile apps designed to help Vermont loggers and sawmills enhance their business operations were recently released: LoginVT for logging businesses and iSawVT for sawmill businesses.
VHCB’s Farm & Forest Viability Program will be offering coaching services to Vermont’s farm, food, and forest products businesses to navigate the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, including helping with pandemic relief grants. Eligible business owners who are interested in receiving support should complete a brief application to be matched with an advisor who can provide support with topics like: navigating federal & state relief programs, financial and cash flow planning, shiftin
Alongside a career in IT, Robert Chang forges a new life as a farmer, while advocating for farmers of color in Southern New England msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Anu Rangarajan testifies during a New York State Senate hearing hosted jointly by the Committees on Agriculture, Labor and Social Services. Cornell experts advocate for ag diversity, food security
April 20, 2021
Only about 1% of New York state’s nearly 58,000 farm owners identify as Hispanic or Latinx, according to the Census of Agriculture, despite more than 80,000 such employees providing an essential backbone to the state’s farm sector.
“They’re highly experienced, have managed large farms, have all sorts of skills, and most plan to spend a lifetime in agriculture,” Anu Rangarajan, director of the Cornell Small Farms Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, testified during a recent New York State Senate hearing. “And yet few have transitioned to farm ownership.”
The Queer-Led Groups Modeling a New Form of Land Access
Emily Fagan of Humble Hands Harvest in Decorah, Iowa, drives a tractor on the farm.
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Changing ownership and wealth distribution, even at a small scale, presents a model for how to ultimately address the climate crisis.
Apr 22, 2021
A small, 20-horsepower Kubota tractor inches forward in a sea of John Deeres, with a sticker saying “queerest farm around.” It’s the 2019 Pride Parade in Decorah, Iowa, and this tractor belongs to Humble Hands Harvest, a women-worker-owned farm nestled on 22 acres. The farm’s aim is to present an alternative to industrial agriculture.