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	<title>National Young Farmers' Coalition</title>
	
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		<title>Members Get 5% at Johnny’s!</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/24/members-get-5-at-johnnys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie Ackoff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=11032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every day, young farmers, ranchers and their supporters are mobilizing with NYFC to fight for the future of farming. We want you to join our powerful coalition and open-arms community, but we know your funds are limited! So in addition to representation in the capital, invitations to events, and staff support on starting a local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microloan amendment receives bipartisan support in the Senate</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/23/microloan-amendment-receives-bipartisan-support-in-the-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/23/microloan-amendment-receives-bipartisan-support-in-the-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=11021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to announce a small victory on the Farm Bill front! This week the FSA Microloan Authorization amendment to the Farm Bill received bipartisan support, as Senators Casey (D-PA), Harkin (D-IA) and Johanns (R-NE) all put themselves as official co-sponsors of the bill.  The Microloan amendment strengthens the Farm Service Agency&#8217;s microloan program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Truck Farm Omaha – an edible education project</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/youngfarmerprofiles/2013/05/22/introducing-truck-farm-omaha-an-edible-education-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nebraska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Young Farmer Profiles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Omaha]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=10994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While traveling across the country for their documentary film about urban agriculture, Growing Cities, Dan and Andrew came across Truck Farms from Portland, OR to Washington, D.C.  From the first sight, they knew they wanted to start a Truck Farm in their hometown of Omaha, NE.   Truck Farm Omaha is an edible education project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Bill Update – the Committee Drafts are in</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/21/farm-bill-update-the-committee-drafts-are-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/21/farm-bill-update-the-committee-drafts-are-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=10984</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week we told you that the Senate and House Agriculture Committees were having their respective committee markup sessions, where the committees wrote a basic draft of the Farm Bill.  Here&#8217;s a quick recap on the process: the Chairs and Ranking Members of each committee putting together an initial draft and presenting it to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving on from Bowman v. Monsanto: Are Courts the Right Place for the Battle Over Seed Patents?</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/20/moving-on-from-bowman-v-monsanto-are-courts-the-right-place-for-the-battle-over-seed-patents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/20/moving-on-from-bowman-v-monsanto-are-courts-the-right-place-for-the-battle-over-seed-patents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Kravet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Center for Food Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMO]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Monsanto]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=10965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Early last week, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Monsanto in a case that pitted Indiana farmer Vernon Hough Bowman against the agribusiness giant. The Court unanimously held that Bowman violated Monsanto’s patent on genetically modified soybeans when he procured seeds from a grain elevator and used them to plant and select out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April Farmer Mixer Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/news/2013/05/16/april-farmer-mixer-roundup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/news/2013/05/16/april-farmer-mixer-roundup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Greenberg</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[beginning farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardos Farm Project]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=10929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though the Farm Bill has been front-and-center as of late, the farmers of NYFC are not forgetting to have a good time! April was full of young farmer mixers, from Fort Collins to Albuquerque, Texas to Rhode Island. In Fort Collins, farmers from Colorado&#8217;s Front Range celebrated their second mixer potluck-style, packing the Empire Grange [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This week the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are working on the 2013 Farm Bill!</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/14/this-week-the-house-and-senate-agriculture-committees-are-working-on-the-2013-farm-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/14/this-week-the-house-and-senate-agriculture-committees-are-working-on-the-2013-farm-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=10944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Things are really picking up with the new Farm Bill.  After the painful slowness of last year, it&#8217;s surprising to see Congress actually building real momentum into writing the new five-year bill.  Here is the latest news from Washington: Last week, the House and Senate Agriculture Committees released draft farm bills.  Now, members of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers moving beyond water wars</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/13/farmer-move-beyond-water-wars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/13/farmer-move-beyond-water-wars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Greenberg</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers for conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=10923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In farming, we know nothing is truly separate. The health of the land, our bodies, and the economic health of our operations are all intimately tied. To be profitable and sustainable farmers, we must care for the whole system: how we use our water is just as important as how we build our soil. Across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Value-Added Producer Grants Announced for 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/10/value-added-producer-grants-announced-for-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/10/value-added-producer-grants-announced-for-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=10915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, the USDA announced the recipients of the 2013 Value-Added Producer Grants program.  The total amount of grants dispersed, going to 110 agricultural producers, totals over $16 million. This funding is designed to stimulate the creation or development of value-added producer-owned businesses in areas that would benefits from such an institution but require [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get the inside scoop on the Farm Bill with farmbillprimer.org</title>
		<link>http://www.youngfarmers.org/blog/2013/05/09/get-the-inside-scoop-on-the-farm-bill-with-farmbillprimer-org/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farm Bill 2012]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marjorie Roswell]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.youngfarmers.org/?p=10896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congressional voting records.  Appropriation amounts.  More acronyms than you can shake a scuffle hoe at.  Starting to feel overwhelmed already by the massive amount of data surrounding the Farm Bill?  Sometimes when we&#8217;re feeling swamped, we turn to FarmBillPrimer.org, a great resource for data, maps, and analysis.  This week we scored an interview with Marjorie Roswell, [...]]]></description>
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