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Organic Industry Fuming Over Obama Ruling
New government rules allow farmers to use genetically modified alfalfa, which has many in the organic food industry concerned about their trade.
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Guilt Trip at the Grocery Store?
New USDA rules will require calorie counts on the labels of beef, poultry, pork and lamb. Read more
Florida Citrus Growers Face Crackdown
The Agriculture Department is banning fresh citrus shipments from Florida to prevent bacteria outbreak. Read more
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Rural America Still Waiting for Broadband
The ever-declining cost of broadband Internet has been a boon to small business owners, allowing them inexpensive access to multitudes of information and ... Read more
Tech Talk: Cotton Firm Gets Satellite Internet
A cotton producer in rural Alabama couldn't get high-speed Internet from telephone or cable companies so the company opted for broadband Internet from a sate... Read more
Seed Capital
Money isn't the only green stuff that businesses can get from the federal government. Your company may be able to obtain free plants and shrubs from the U... Read more
Empowerment Zones
Empowerment zones (EZs) are economically distressed communities designated by government for aid—but this aid is intended primarily to lift the comm... Read more
Rural Businesses
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Mad Cow Doesn't Scare This Rancher
A top rancher's mad cow moment. Read more
Mad Cow Doesn't Scare This Rancher
A top rancher's mad cow moment. Read more
Do You Follow the Market -- Or Try to Lead It?
In 1998 when I started Honest Tea out of my house, I would often hear from buyers and distributors that we were ahead of our time. Whether it was the co... Read more
Tech Talk: Registered E-mail Helps Save Postage and Time
A company that certifies organic products discovers cost savings using registered e-mail. Read more
Small Kombucha Brewers Find Themselves in Hot Water
Dozens of small brewers suddenly in dire straits as the government weighs whether the popular bottled tea should be regulated as an alcoholic beverage. Read more
Seed Capital for Farm Communities
Financing for rural businesses. Read more
Power of Poverty
A group of vignettes that examine various successful companies that were started with $10,000 or less. Read more
Seeds Of Discontent
I am some what amazed at "Seed Capital" (Ideas You Can Use, April). This article refers to a United States Department of Agriculture program through whic... Read more
Green Marketing
Environmentally-responsible or "green" marketing is a business practice that takes into account consumer concerns about promoting preservation and conserv... Read more
Small Business News Round-Up
Entrepreneurship has found a home among an unlikely community: Asian women. The Arizona Republic writes this week about how entrepreneurship is Read more
Farming: A Hard Row To Hoe
You people must be getting your input from President Reagan and the Department of Agriculture. The truth of the matter is that the greedy bankers dangled ... Read more
Consumer Advocacy
Consumer advocacy refers to actions taken by individuals or groups to promote and protect the interests of the buying public. Historically, consumer advoc... Read more
Profits vs. Wages
The latest stats on business sentiment, salaries, profits and more. Read more
Can You Find The Farmer In This Picture?
Dorothy had to abandon the Kansas wheat fields for Oz in order to find a tin man. Soon, though, the tin man will be right there on the farm -- plowing th... Read more
A Seat at the Transition Table
Earlier this week, I had the chance to participate in a discussion at the Obama-Biden Transition Office with other leaders of the sustainable business com... Read more
How to Write a Press Release
Craft a news-worthy release that will pique reporters' interest - and stay far away from the recycle bin. Read more
The Pioneers
They built these businesses back when green was just another color. Read more
The Benefits of Going Organic
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A Back-to-School Business Plan
Why an $8 billion market is suddenly up for grabs. Read more
Small Potatoes
Much like minimills in the steel industry, small farms are using their size to stay flexible and responsive to new market opportunities. Read more
The Exporting Advantage
For Hibco Plastics, going after new markets in Mexico did more than boost sales—it transformed the entire company. Read more
Network: May 1991
Network resources. Read more
Demographics
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A Honey Maker Fights Back
How honey companies are dealing with colony collapse disorder. Read more
Desperately Seeking Start-Ups
A pilot program is matching up entrepreneurs with communities with strengths in their industries. Read more
Government Aid
Start-up pursues the commercialization of an African plant that can be made into paper. Read more
Heartland Poised for Entrepreneurial Growth
Expanding organic industries and a population shift make the Plains states a "potential hotbed of capitalist creation," according to a new report. Read more
Democrats Charge Bush Short-Changing SBA, Others
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"You Do What?"
"I import dirt," he said. And if he can keep his focus, it just might work. Read more
Hot Market: Locavores
Tainted burgers. Contaminated eggs. E. coli scares. No wonder Americans are looking close to home for their food. Read more
How Our Nation Can Compete Again
Technology entrepreneurs will lead the way. Read more
Labor Surplus Area
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