"Livestock producer co-ops are often interested in owning and operating their own processing plants.  On this webinar, we'll hear the story of one co-op, Cattle Producers of Washington, and their journey to build and operate their own plant, the LPCA Plant in Odessa, WA.  We'll learn how they got started, how they financed the plant, and hear about the build-out process.  We'll talk about the LPCA's first few years of operation: successes, challenges, and surprises along the way." To learn more about the webinar and to register, click here.

"The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) Food Policy Networks (FPN) project is a catalyst for food system change, helping build the capacity of local and state food policy organizations. But, what does food policy actually look like in action? In 2015, FPN hosted the first of an annual photo contest to solicit photos that capture food policy in action across the country. [They] invite you to share your vision of food policy with [them] again this year. Submissions accepted through August 31, 2016." More information here.

"Farm Aid's annual concert is an all-day music and food festival, featuring a unique lineup of artists and genres and family farm-identified, local and organic foods with its own HOMEGROWN Concessions®. In Farm Aid's HOMEGROWN Village, attendees will have the chance to meet farmers, engage in hands-on food and farm activities, and learn about the ways family farmers are enriching our soil, protecting our water and growing our economy, in addition to bringing us good food for good health."