Texas Drought Webinar Recording
April 24, 2015
This webinar features Scott Marlow and discusses disaster assistance programs, continuing drought response, and available resources.
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Agroinnovations Podcast Part II: Crop Insurance for Sustainable Agriculture
February 2, 2015
The second half of James Robinson's interview with Frank Aragona has been published through Frank's show, The Agroinnovations Podcast. During the interview, James explains the importance of crop insurance as a risk management tool and credit worthiness factor.
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Women Dig and Chop Their Way to the Top in North Carolina’s Food & Ag Sectors
January 30, 2015
My co-workers and I at the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) have had the privilege of working with many of the women interviewed for Kim Severson's recent New York Times article, "A Food Sisterhood Flourishes in North Carolina,” and it was a real pleasure to see this group of hardworking innovators receive national attention for their efforts.
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Release of Agricultural Innovations Podcast Interview
January 27, 2015
James Robinson, RAFI's Research and Policy Associate, was recently interviewed by Frank Aragona, the host and producer of the Agroinnovations Podcast. They discussed how price supports through acreage quotas have slowly been phased out in the Southeastern United States, leading to the ongoing transition from tobacco to diversified agriculture.
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NSAC, NCAT and RAFI to Host National Webinar on New Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Policy
January 20, 2015
The National Center for Appropriate Technology, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and RAFI are holding a webinar on January 21, 2015, at 3:00 pm EST to discuss the Risk Management Agency’s new Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy.
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Crop Insurance Deadlines Quickly Approaching: January 14th and February 28th
January 6, 2015
Planning on using crop insurance in 2015? Important deadlines are quickly approaching. Find out more.
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Growing the Movement in 2015
December 23, 2014
This has been a crucial year for the fight against an agribusiness-dominated food system. Looking back over 2014, we are reminded of how many people have come together to help create the just and sustainable agricultural community that we envision.
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Crop Insurance to be More Cost-Effective for Diversified and Specialty Crop Producers
November 7, 2014
Yesterday, USDA announced the availability of a new whole-farm revenue policy, known as Whole-farm Revenue Protection (WFRP). WFRP will replace Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) and Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite) starting in the 2015 crop insurance year.
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Cash Flow Webinar Farm Advocacy Webinar Recording
September 19, 2014
Cash Flow: The Common Language Between Farmers and Lenders.
This webinar, featuring Gary Matteson of Farm Credit, covered the basics of farm business planning, as it applies to borrowing.
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