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The USDA’s People’s Garden Program
The creation of a garden gives clues about how our new Secretary of Agriculture—a man well-versed in commodity agriculture—is approaching food policy.
02.20.09
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- food policy,
- barack obama,
- tom vilsack,
- sam hurst
food politics
The Latest National Agriculture Census
Amid all the latest statistics about farms in the U.S., some unexpected and potentially important developments.
02.12.09
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- agriculture,
- farms + fish,
- farming,
- produce,
- sam hurst
food politics
Agriculture + Food in Obama’s Stimulus Plan
A look at how farm and food programs will—and won’t—benefit from the President’s $825 billion plan.
02.02.09
- Keywords
- agriculture,
- food policy,
- barack obama,
- sam hurst
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Barren Fields
King Corn stands alone as the last crop, battered and wind swept. The gaudy tassel top hats of August have long since broken off and blown away.
11.20.08
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- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Hurry Up and Wait
It’s the heart of the corn harvest, and nothing is moving. Farmers worry that their predicament could lead to a genuine disaster.
11.14.08
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- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Blizzard
Farm country is paralyzed. This is the kind of wet, fat-flaked storm that blows so hard the snow sticks and turns to concrete on kitchen window panes.
11.07.08
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- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Value-Added Agriculture
It’s one of the great slippery ideas of modern farming: Take a primary crop, like corn, and use it in a way that makes a more valuable product.
10.30.08
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- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- beef,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Pheasant Season
As the farmers grow weary, the great, iconic cultural event of the South Dakota harvest season begins.
10.23.08
- Keywords
- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- poultry,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Lois Hargens on Cooking Pheasant
Lois Hargens been cooking pheasant for over 50 years, and like her mother before her, she has been guided by one unspoken but overwhelming challenge.
10.23.08
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Waiting for the Rain to Stop
Don’t let the huge machinery fool you. Family farming is one of the last bastions of manual labor in America.
10.17.08
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- sam hurst,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce,
- environment