Meet fourth-generation cattle ranchers Nancy, Merry, and Susie Calhoun of Livermore, California. Inspired by their parents, these sisters have a deep love for natural resources and agriculture. They’re focused on being a model for other ranchers, particularly female ranchers, on all things related to conservation and sustainability. Read this short profile from the USDA’s ”Fridays on the Farm” series.
This article from The 19th showcases farmer experiences and research related to the challenges farmers — particularly women — encounter securing appropriate and affordable childcare. It also provides information about the proposed bipartisan Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act, which if passed as part of the Farm Bill would tap into the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rural development funds for projects that improve access, quality and cost of child care in rural areas.
This open access journal article presents the results of a survey of members organic and sustainable farming community in the midwestern and northeastern United States to identify influential authors, publications and organizations. Out of the 224 respondents who completed the survey, 171 (76%) listed books, 169 (75%) listed organizations and 123 (55%) listed influential individuals. Author: Annelise Abbott.
Citation: Abbott, A. (2023). Organic information: Influential authors and organizations in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States organic and sustainable agriculture community. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 38, E28. doi:10.1017/S1742170523000212
