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CANCELLED!-Munsch Featured Speaker at KRC Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop
Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 11:51am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Please Note: This workshop has been cancelled. Due to a health emergency, our presented is unable to make the trip to Kansas. We will try to reschedule the workshop for later in the year. If you've...
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Great Plains Vegetable Growers to Meet in Early January
Posted: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 10:55am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
OLATHE, Kan. – The 2010 Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference will be Jan. 8-9 at the Fulkerson Center of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. Three preconference sessions...
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Farm Tour to Focus on Specialty Crop Season Extension and Risk Management
Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 4:52pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Lawrence, Kansas — The Kansas Rural Center, in partnership with K-State Research and Extension – Douglas County and USDA AMS, will host a farm tour for producers this Sunday. The KRC...
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Kansas Specialty Crop Awards Announced
Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 1:05pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
 TOPEKA—Acting Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Josh Svaty says specialty crops will gain a stronger foothold in Kansas markets as a result of several projects that will be funded using...
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Local-Foods Market Faces Growing Pains
Posted: Friday, September 25, 2009 - 4:25pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Food industry experts estimate that U.S. consumer demand for locally grown foods could reach $7 billion by 2012. “Increasingly, consumers want to have more connection to...
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USDA Launches 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' Initiative to Connect Consumers with Local Producers to Create New Economic Opportunities for Communities
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 11:08am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
WASHINGTON, September 15, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced a new initiative - 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' - to begin a national...
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NCR-SARE Announces 2009 Farmer Rancher Grant Call for Proposals
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2009 - 9:34am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 8/27/09 For more information contact: North Central Region - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE)
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Ag secretary encourages Kansans to eat more locally grown foods
Posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 3:30pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
TOPEKA – Acting Secretary of Agriculture Josh Svaty is challenging Kansans to add more locally grown foods to their menus during August in support of Kansas Farmers’ Market Month.
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Kansas farmers’ markets see results from specialty crop block grant projects
Posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 3:27pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
TOPEKA – Two grants awarded to the Kansas Rural Center to promote specialty crops and enhance marketing plans for local farmers’ markets are generating results.
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August Proclaimed "Kansas Farmers Market Month"
Posted: Monday, August 3, 2009 - 10:55am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
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