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Foreclosure Notices Trend Up, Repossessions Down

Credit: naoha.org Initial foreclosure filings were 6 percent higher last month than in July 2011, according to RealtyTrac. Year-over-year, initial foreclosure notice filings to distressed homeowners has increased for

By Chris Hinyub

/ August 10, 2012

Foreclosure Notices Trend Up, Repossessions Down

Western Growers Back Romney, Immigration Reform

Western Growers, a powerful trade association representing the interests of California and Arizona specialty crop farmers, recently endorsed Mitt Romney for president, saying he subscribes to the right kind of

By Chris Hinyub

/ August 3, 2012

Western Growers Back Romney, Immigration Reform

Drought to Trigger Higher Food Prices in 2013

Credit: nbcnews.com The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects food prices to rise by 3 or 4 percent in 2013 due to drought conditions being reported in most of

By Chris Hinyub

/ July 27, 2012

Drought to Trigger Higher Food Prices in 2013

Ten reasons to buy local food

Healthier food and communities, protection of genetic diversity, lower taxes, a richer local economy..There are countless reasons to support micro-farmers and urban homesteaders who provide local food. Here is

By Chris Hinyub

/ July 22, 2012

States Doubling Down on Farmers Market Food Stamps Wager

According to a poll commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, an overwhelming majority of Americans want the federal government to double the value of food stamp benefits at farmers

By Chris Hinyub

/ July 20, 2012

States Doubling Down on Farmers Market Food Stamps Wager

Feds Crack Down on Dispensaries as Medical Marijuana Study Asks Why

On the heels of a new study touting the legitimate medicinal uses of marijuana and in yet another violation of its oath not to interfere with state laws, the Obama

By Chris Hinyub

/ July 13, 2012

Feds Crack Down on Dispensaries as Medical Marijuana Study Asks Why

Highway Funds, Student Loan Interest Rates and Political Theater

When Senate leaders said last week that they had finally reached a deal on freezing student loan rates for one more year, many wondered how it could be passed by

By Chris Hinyub

/ July 6, 2012

Highway Funds, Student Loan Interest Rates and Political Theater

Home on the Brooklyn Grange

Credit: newyorker.com Due to ongoing drought conditions, the USDA has just declared more than 1,000 counties natural disaster areas, making it the largest natural disaster in America ever.

By Chris Hinyub

/ July 3, 2012

New USDA Microloan Program Signals Shift in Federal Food Policy

USDA rule changes proposed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack would not only benefit the local food movement but would make for more effective use of Farm Service Agency (FSA)

By Chris Hinyub

/ June 29, 2012

New USDA Microloan Program Signals Shift in Federal Food Policy

Senate Farm Bill Ambitious Policy Reform Proposal

A five-year agricultural spending bill was passed by the Senate yesterday on a 65-34 vote. This version of the farm bill is expected to cost $970 billion. The following are

By Chris Hinyub

/ June 22, 2012

Senate Farm Bill Ambitious Policy Reform Proposal

Ron Paul Republican Has Shot at McCotter's Open Seat

What was set to be an uneventful re-coronation of 5 term U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter during Michigan's August 7th primary has suddenly become a competitive race between

By Chris Hinyub

/ June 15, 2012

Ron Paul Republican Has Shot at McCotter's Open Seat

Food Insecurity a Nationwide Threat, Study Finds

According to Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap study, over 1000 American counties have at least one in four “food-insecure” children. The findings coincide with summer recess for

By Chris Hinyub

/ June 8, 2012

Food Insecurity a Nationwide Threat, Study Finds