Project Highlights

Economics of Structural Change and Competition in the Food System was the subject of a Dec. 7, 2009 workshop.  Presentations have been posted.

The 12th Farmer Cooperatives Conference was Nov. 9-10 in St. Paul, Minn.

Local Food Systems: A one-day workshop on June 26, 2009, examined issues related to local foods.  For those unable to participate, a video of the workshop is available.

The Role of Extension in Energy  June 30-July 1, in Little Rock, Ark., was  the final conference in the Transition to a Bioeconomy  series.  Four earlier conferences in the series examined:
Integration of Agriculture and Energy Systems
Risk, Infrastructure and Industry Evolution
Environmental and Rural Development Impacts
Global Trade and Policy Issues 
A related conference examined the Lifecycle Carbon Footprint of Biofuels.

Agricultural Research & Productivity for the Future:  This April 28 workshop examined the role of research in supporting and maintaining the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture in a global economy.  Presentation are posted for review.

PFSO- Climate Change and the Food System: Developing economies of the Asia-Pacific region will experience the greatest impacts from climate change


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 Foundation News


Farm Foundation's New Funding Guidelines
Guidelines for Farm Foundation's Small Grants Program are available, including Guidelines and Policies and the Grant Application Form.

What's Driving Food Prices? March 2009 Update 
Read the March 2009 Update of FarmFoundation's July 2008 report, What's Driving Food  Prices? 

A Conversation with the Secretaries
Seven former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture participated in the historic 90-minute discussion, A Conversation with the Secretaries. It was organized by Farm Foundation and Farm Journal Media as part of the Food and Agriculture Policy Summit.

Farm Foundation Forums
Forums are an opportunity for stakeholders with an interest in agriculture, food and rural issues and policies to gain information and exchange ideas. 

 


U.S. Livestock Industry - A new report from USDA's Economic Research Service assesses the driving forces behind structural change in fed-cattle, dairy, hog and broiler production.  The Transformation of U.S Livestock Agriculture:  Scale, Efficiency and Risks also describes the effects of productivity, prices and pollution/health risks.
 
Rural-Urban Relations - Agricultural journalists worldwide are challenged by the increasing number and diversity of rural-urban issues evolving today. An article in a recent issue of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists IFAJ eNews, co-authored by Jim Evansof the University of Illinois and Owen Roberts of the University of Guelph,cites more than 100 rural-urban issues.
 


Current capacity of the U.S.'s 167 ethanol biorefineries is 9.9 billion gallons per year. Completion of 35 new plants and expansion of 7 others will increase that capacity by 3.6 billion gallons.  In May 2008, RFA estimated ethanol demand/use at 616,000 barrels per day or 801.8 million gallons.
Source: Renewable Fuels Association

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