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Cities Developing Urban Agriculture Codes

Urban agriculture has become increasingly popular in recent years as a way to deal with vacant properties, revitalize neighborhoods, and provide job skills and nutrition to local residents struggling with poverty and a lack of access to fresh produce.

In Austin, Texas, a working group of the Sustainable Food Policy Board is meeting to clarify and update city code related to urban farms, livestock, size of farm, employees and dwellings, according to the Austin Chronicle.

The working group has been holding public sessions to gather input from urban farmers and community members about pending updates to the urban farm ordinance.

In April 2013, the Flint Farmers' Market reported that the Detroit City Council adopted the city's first urban agriculture zoning ordinance recognizing agriculture as a legitimate land use and setting standards for it.

Other cities working to update or create urban agriculture codes include Boston, Massachusetts;
Fort Collins, Colorado; and Portland, Oregon.

For more information, see USDA's National Ag Library webpage on Urban Agriculture.

AgMRC Renewable Energy & Climate Change Newsletter: June 2012 Newsletter

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Greetings

The Renewable Energy Newsletter provides information and analysis from agricultural economists and others on current issues facing the emerging renewable energy industry.

Adequacy of Corn and Vegetable Oil Supplies for Biofuels in 2012-13

An update of the current supplies of corn and soybeans for corn ethanol and soydiesel.

Understanding the Components of an Interest Rate

Interest rates are composed of several individual components.

Types of Term Loan Payment Schedules

Loan payments can be scheduled as either equal total payments (interest and principal) or equal principal payments (declining interest and total payments).

Understanding Progressive Tax Rates

The mathematics of progressive tax rates are often misunderstood.

Prices, Profitability & Supply/Demand

The spreadsheets listed provide data and trend lines for various components of the renewable energy industry. These files are updated with new information each month.

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