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Jim Crawford, of Tuscarora Organic Growers, will speak at the workshop in Woodland, Calif.

A brand-new, revised edition of the Small Farm Handbook is now available from the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. The 2011 edition is a collection of expertise from 31 University of California authors, including farm advisors and specialists.

The USDA claims website is www.farmerclaims.gov. Notice from USDA: If you believe that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) improperly denied farm loan benefits to you between 1981 and 2000 because you are Hispanic, or because you are female, you may be eligible to apply for compensation.

Farm advisors are growing rainbow-colored carrots as part of the Great Veggie Adventure.

Farmers, ranchers, agritourism operators, agricultural and tourism professionals, local officials and community leaders met in Janurary and February 2011throughout the state to discuss improving agritourism opportunities at a series of "Growing Agritourism" workshops coordinated by the University of...

The 2011 California Small Farm Conference included the official debut of the new Small Farm Handbook, presentation of the Pedro Ilic Awards and an array of field courses and workshops. The conference included 25 workshops and five optional field courses.

Roger Beachy presented the award at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities meeting, Nov. 14 to academics from the Small Farm Program.

Regardless of size, small family farmers must follow the same regulations from California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) regarding OSHA and labor codes as medium and large sized farms.

UC Small Farm advisor, Richard Molinar, was a feature author in the Summer 2010 USDA Small Farm Digest, writing on Gailon, Bittermelon, and other Unusual Ethnic Crops.

Sacramento-area farms market directly to consumers through farmers markets and roadside produce stands at almost twice the rate of farms nationally.