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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States

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Snow is gone and many weeds are already green. Do you know which ones they are? https://pubsplus.illinois.edu/NCR607.html Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States Product...

Friday, April 4, 2014

Urban Farm Business Plan Handbook

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Handbook Helps with Urban Farm Planning: Urban Farm Business Plan Handbook, and its complementary Urban Farm Business Plan Worksheets. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/urbanag/pdf/urban_farm_business_plan.pdf There are many excellent worksheets to develop costs....

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Food Hubs: Solving Local - a new publication

Posted by Ellen Phillips - Fruit Vegetable Farmers Markets Farm Business Management Publications and Resources

"Food Hubs: Solving Local" offers solutions for retailers and food service Groceries and food service companies nationwide are finding the best way to meet consumer demand for local food is by teaming up with regional food hubs. These small-farm aggregators — more than 200 across the country — are the solution both to scaling up local food and ensuring its integrity....

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Growing Under High Tunnels in Illinois and the Midwest

Posted by Ellen Phillips - Fruit Vegetable Local Foods Farm Business Management High Tunnel Herbs Publications and Resources

NEW PUBLICATION: written by Zachary Grant, Manager of the Illinois Sustainable Student Regional Farm and Food Project https://pubsplus.illinois.edu/CS01.html...

Friday, March 28, 2014

Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News

Posted by Ellen Phillips - Fruit Vegetable Herbs Publications and Resources

For direct access to issue 19:20, use the following link: http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php In This Issue: Upcoming Programs (an extensive list of educational programs for beginning and established growers)...

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Iowa Learning Farm cover crop calculator tool

Posted by Ellen Phillips - Publications and Resources

Depending on the weather and your crop rotation, cover crops might be an option. Iowa Learning Farm has a new cover crop calcuator. http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ilf/content/iowa-learning-farms-launches-new-cover-crop-calculator-tool "Cover crops are plan...

Friday, February 21, 2014

2012 USDA Census data

Posted by Ellen Phillips - Fruit Vegetable Irrigation Programs GAPs Good Agricultural Practices Agri-tourism Organic Farmers Markets New Farmer Local Foods Composting Farm Business Management Farm Tour and Field Day High Tunnel Floriculture Herbs Hydroponics and Aquaponics Publications and Resources Farm to School Beekeeping Livestock

USDA released the preliminary 2012 Census of Agriculture results. Key findings include an increase in the value of agricultural products sold in the United States totaling $394.6 billion in 2012, up 33 percent ($97.4 billion) from 2007. The number of farms and land in farms were down slightly, but held steady. Additionally, agriculture is becoming more diverse. For more information abou...

Wednesday, October 9, 2013