You won’t see this cowboy rope calves, brand steer or ride into the sunset. But Barry Viljoen has big plans for his tiny ranch in Clermont,

Meet Tim Smith, one of many upstream farmers improving water quality in key watersheds within the Mississippi River Basin. Meet Iowa's 2015 Soil Conservation Farmer of the Year Award recipient, Tim Smith. One of the many conservation farmers participating in a USDA program designed to reduce nutrient and sediment loading inkey watersheds within the Mississippi …

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Brassica bumper crops View this email in your browser INVITE FRIENDS TO RECEIVE THE GROWER'S TOOLBOX Dear Nahid, We are getting so excited for our 32nd Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference, happening Nov. 3-5 in Durham, NC! Over 1,000 of your farmer colleagues will be there - from amateur, just-getting-started farmers on up to wise farmer …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0082.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Secretary Perdue Announces $16.8 Million to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods (WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 7, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue …

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You are subscribed to FSA News Releases for USDA Farm Service Agency. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFSA/bulletins/1af58d7 USDA and SCORE Launch Innovative Mentorship Effort to Support New Farmers and Ranchers 08/05/2017 02:09 PM EDT DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0081.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press USDA and SCORE Launch Innovative Mentorship Effort to Support New Farmers and Ranchers U.S. Agriculture Secretary Perdue signing the SCORE Agreement. DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. …

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Greetings from the Farm Service Agency. Attached you will find the Summer 2017 Guaranteed Lender Newsletter. As always, please bring any questions or concerns to the attention of the State Farm Loan Chief or start a conversation in USDA Connect. Summer_2017_FSA_Guaranteed_Loan_Newsletter.pdf Summer_2017_FSA_Guaranteed_Loan_Newsletter.pdf