Disaster Assistance Deadlines
August 27, 2017
This information is intended to give those working through a disaster a sense of the major agencies and deadlines they'll need to know.
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Farmer Guide: Floods and Organic Producers
October 17, 2016
During a flood or other natural disaster there will be a series of challenges facing every farmer. For an organic farmer, the flood or other natural disaster will have results that can be unique to organic production. This booklet presents a short summary of some of the issues that organic producers may face during a natural disaster – and in particular with a flood.
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Big Chicken Companies Own or Control Everything Except the Farm, But Why?
July 14, 2016
Ninety-seven percent of the chicken we eat is produced by a farmer under contract with a big chicken company. In 2015, people consumed 112,000,000 metric tons of chicken globally. That’s an unfathomable quantity. So here’s one way to visualize it: That amounts the weight of two-thirds of all the cars on the road today in the United States—in chickens.
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What Debt in Chicken Farming Says About American Agriculture
July 12, 2016
Poultry farmers are a major contributor to the statistics on rising debt levels in American farming. The contracts they have with Big Chicken companies are also the premiere model for production contract agriculture, which is spreading across agricultural industries. As other agricultural industries move in this direction, they are systematically exposing more farmers to higher stakes in debt related risks.
The current combination of rising farm debt with decreasing farm income means that farmers are facing a financial squeeze, and that should raise serious red flags about the health and sustainability of our agricultural system.
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Bridging the Gap: Examining Small and Medium Scale Farmers' Perception of Selling to Low Income Consumers
June 17, 2015
About In 2015, RAFI’s staff and NC State University embarked on a farmer interview project to better understand […]
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Should Crop Insurance Be Part of Your Farm Risk Management Plan?
June 16, 2015
RAFI and Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) have just released the first recording of a series of online webinars designed to help you manage risk on your farm.
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Have We Reached a Tipping Point on the Loss of Seed Biodiversity?
November 4, 2014
RAFI is very proud to release the findings of the 2014 Summit on Seeds and Breeds for the 21st Century, held in March in Washington, DC. The Summit and Proceedings are the latest in our decades-long work on biodiversity in global seeds and agronomic animal breeds.
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North Carolina Organic Grain Guide 2013
August 28, 2013
The North Carolina Organic Grain Production Guide for 2013 was created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, […]
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Guide: Mass Poultry Mortality Disposal Options for North Carolina Growers
December 17, 2012
Growers can reduce the costs of mass poultry mortalities and protect themselves from future liability by creating a disposal plan in advance. Heat, natural disaster, equipment failure, or disease can all cause unusually high poultry mortality. Farmers should create plan for each of these four situations, since the best option varies.
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How & Why to Get a Farm Number
July 29, 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's farm programs are administered on the local level through county-based Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices. The FSA provides and administers farm loans, crop insurance, and disaster assistance compensation. You must register your farm with the FSA to be eligible for any of these programs.
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