This guide provides descriptions and contact information for 80 federal programs that offer support to farmers and others seeking technical assistance, information, or financial resources. Aimed at farmers, land managers, entrepreneurs, community developers, and conservationists, the guide also is designed to help federal agency employees take better advantage of the programs and resources available to support agricultural and forestry innovations. The guide resulted from a collaboration of individuals from USDA agencies, compiled with the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Fertilizer Association, California Certified Crop Adviser Program. The 2000 FREP conference presented new efforts to improve nutrient management, protect water sources, and improve growers' economic viability.
Contributors address growing public concern over food safety and agricultural biotechnology.
Hungry for Profit also examines the extent to which environmental, social, and economic problems are intertwined with the structure of global agriculture. Contributors include Magdoff, Foster, Buttel, Ellen Meiksins Wood, William Heffernan, Miguel Altieri, R. C. Lewontin, Gerad Middendorf, Mike Skladny, Elizabeth Ransom, Lawrence Busch, Philip McMichael, Farshad Araghi, Linda C. Majka, Theo J. Majka, Elizabeth Henderson, Janet Poppendieck, Peter M. Rosset, and William Hinton. Crop Monitoring Ecological Monitoring of GM Crops , National Academy Press. SAWG's 23 member organizations include farm, environmental, consumer, farmworker, and other groups. SAWG provides a forum for collaborative action, policy advocacy, and information exchange.