In Partnership with NYC High School, Cornell U. Builds and Enhances...
Students at culinary arts-focused Food and Finance High School in New York City learn more than just how to cook up a good fish fillet—they also learn how to grow the fish along with other foods using...
View ArticleIowa State, Nation’s First Land-grant University Makes Strides in Sustainable...
The following story marks the start of a new article series in which Seedstock will profile land-grant universities across the United States with a specific focus on the role that sustainable...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture, Recurrent Theme Ingrained in Cornell Ag Education,...
Cornell University was once called the “The first American university” because of its accessibility to students regardless of race, social circumstances, gender or religion, university officials say....
View ArticleUC Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Projects Focus on Nutrient...
News Release – University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources is working to ensure that all Californians have access to safe drinking water and that the state’s farmers can grow enough food...
View ArticlePenn State’s Ag Program Prepares Students to Tackle Tough Issues Associated...
Pennsylvania State University has its roots in agricultural education, a focus that still remains strong today. The university’s College of Agricultural Sciences offers majors that address today’s...
View ArticleFarmer-run Livestock Processing Company Lends Hand and Marketing Muscle to...
In a modern world of grocery and big box stores, farmers have even more of a need to stick together. Forming personal and professional relationships is one of the most important aspects of running a...
View ArticleUC Cooperative Extension Scientists Wrestle with Weed Control in Organic Alfalfa
During the 2000s, organic milk production was one of the fastest growing segments of organic agriculture in the United States, according to a USDA Economic Research Service publication Characteristics,...
View ArticleFood Safety Issues Focus of New Research and Extension Outreach Venture
News Release – FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Faculty from Michigan State University, Ohio State University and Purdue University gathered earlier this month in a new effort to strengthen both research and...
View ArticleNearly 250 Gather at UCLA to Discuss Economic Opportunity In Sustainable...
If ever there was doubt about the interest, desire and motivation to develop economically viable and sustainable farming solutions to repair a broken food system, it was allayed at the Seedstock...
View ArticlePenn State Led Research Project Receives $10 Million Grant to Develop...
News Release — UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Northeast could help lead the way to a renewable-energy-based economy by utilizing marginal and abandoned land to grow energy crops such as perennial grasses...
View ArticleWSU Extension Offers Home Food Production Program for those Limited by...
A new educational program in Cowlitz County, Wash., is taking the fear out of gardening and enabling people who are limited by financial or physical hardship to experience the rewards of having their...
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