Outhouse Honey Farm is one of 220+ gardens on the Omaha Reservation

By Rhea Landholm on October 17, 2017 - 5:00pm

Members of the Omaha Tribe are working to improve access to fresh food, starting with growing produce in their own communities. The Center for Rural Affairs has worked alongside them during the last four years.

In 2016, gardeners had a record year with high levels of garden participation – Center staff demonstrated garden soil preparation at more than 100 family garden plots. This year, staff demonstrated in at least 220 family gardens, and at a demonstration plot at Nebraska Indian Community College.

America’s farmers and ranchers let down by USDA’s rollback of GIPSA rules

By Rhea Landholm on October 17, 2017 - 12:56pm

Farm Policy, Corporate Farming

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today a rollback of two rules of the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

Also today, Agriculture Sec. Sonny Perdue decided not to move forward with an interim final rule of the Farmer Fair Practices, and decided USDA will take no further action on a proposed regulation of the Farmer Fair Practices Rule. Together, these rules would have helped balance the relationships between producers and meat packing companies in highly concentrated livestock and poultry industries.

Generation and Delivery: The Economic Impact of Transmission Infrastructure in Rural Counties

A clean energy transition is underway in communities across the United States creating a success story that has transformed the rural economy. Competitive prices, improved technology, and consumer preference guarantee the evolution will continue.

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Celebrating local food

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