Press Release: Poultry Growers Gain New Protections
December 8, 2011
PRESS RELEASE New rule issued by the USDA addresses unfair industry practices, leaves gaps CONTACT: Becky Ceartas (919) […]
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RAFI - USA Staff
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Farm Open House Events – Part III
October 26, 2011
More events you might be interested in!
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Farm Open House Events – Part II
October 14, 2011
A few more events coming up soon that you should check out!
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Workshops & Open Farm Events in the Western Piedmont – Part I
October 6, 2011
As the 2011 RAFI Farmer grant cycle draws to a close, folks are busy finishing their projects and organizing outreach events. One of the commitments that grantees make when receiving a grant is that they will find a way to share best practices and lessons learned with other farmers. Often they create events that are multi-faceted and open to the general public. Here are a few that you may want to attend.
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Guest Post: Poultry Growers Need the GIPSA Rule
September 7, 2011
By Mickey Box, Poultry grower, Arkansas Last month, the Ukrainian company that bought two North Carolina Townsend plants […]
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Hurricane Irene Damage in Eastern NC
September 1, 2011
RAFI-USA field staff Joe Schroeder and Julius Tillery traveled across eastern NC on Tuesday Aug. 30, to bring water and food to farmers and people in need from Hurricane Irene.
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RAFI-USA staff participates in Farm Aid’s Advocacy Convening…
September 1, 2011
From August 11th to August 13th, RAFI-USA co-hosted with Farm Aid a historic farm-advocates gathering. The “National Meeting […]
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Townsend Shuts Down NC Plant
August 10, 2011
A week and a half ago, Ukrainian buyer of Townsend announced that it was closing its two North Carolina processing plants. More than 150 North Carolina poultry farmers learned that their contracts will be terminated in 60 days.
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What We Did on Our Summer Vacation
August 5, 2011
Much like the farmers laboring in our community and beyond, RAFI has been hard at work during this […]
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