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Urban agriculture was a central theme at the National Agricultural Marketing Summit November 13-15. USDA’s new urban service centers were among the key projects highlighted during a Thursday morning opening plenary, “Urban Agriculture: A Growing Movement.”
The Urban Agriculture Magazine is about to enter its 25th year. With 41 issues published since 2000, RUAF is conducting a short survey to learn more about our readers, how you have used the magazine to date, and your views on plans for the future.
Outside of our rural communities, 4-H programming continues to thrive in our urban centers. In addition to helping youth understand the importance of STEM, healthy living, and career readiness education, 4-H professionals in Ohio’s urban counties are ensuring that youth know about the integral role the agriculture industry plays in our lives. Read more.
As Congress reconvenes, a coalition of advocates have published a policy brief calling on representatives to provide more support for urban agriculture through a new iteration of the Farm Bill, which has been in a state of limbo since expiring in September 2023. First established by the Farm Bill’s passage in 2018, the office wasn’t funded until 2020 and, even then, the funding was at only 20% of its authorized level.
The Ohio State University Extension (Cuyahoga County) seeks an educator to work collaboratively with county, area, and state teams of OSU professionals and with local agency leaders and volunteers. The educator will be responsible for a broad range of basic to complex duties that could include but are not limited to: Providing guidance and/or leadership for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Community Development, targeted to local and area needs, focusing on urban audiences.
Urban and innovative agriculture producers will be able to more easily participate in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs as a result of acreage reporting improvements. These improvements, implemented by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, provide more flexibility for reporting acreage on a smaller scale and identifying innovative planting practices like multi-level planting or vertical farming practices.
The 2026 Urban Food Systems Symposium will be held September 14-17, 2026 in Kansas City, MO.
“Equity in the Food System”
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 (new date!)
1-2:30 p.m. ET
During “Equity in the Food System” to November 20 you will hear from a couple Cooperators about their equity-focused work and then will have time for small and large group discussion.
The Upward Mobility Initiative team launched the Upward Mobility Data Dashboard.This tool provides comprehensive data for every county and over 480 cities across the United States, empo
As consumers, do we care if specialty crops are grown in a controlled environment? Do we care if the process is sustainable? Do we care if crops are locally grown?
