sustainable agriculture research

MDA Sustainable Ag Program Under Siege (Again)

April 8, 2011
Brian DeVore
Food and Sustainable Agriculture
Greenbook, MDA, Sustainable Ag Demonstration Grant Program, sustainable agriculture, sustainable agriculture research

Remember the financial punch to the stomach the MDA’s Sustainable Ag Demonstration Grant Program took in 2009? Well, the Senate is attempting to finish the job with a budget proposal that provides…
Himle Resigns—Now What?

December 10, 2010
Brian DeVore
Food and Sustainable Agriculture
Karen Himle, land grant, sustainable agriculture research, Troubled Waters, University of Minnesota

The announcement today that the U of M official who tried to pull the plug on Troubled Waters has resigned is an important step toward accountability at our land grant University. Karen…