Agriculture's winners and losers are selected by our policy choices; learn what kinds of farming US policy makers chose this month. Pollinators, procurement, organic hydroponics and other policy issues. View this email in your browser

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0134.17 Contact: Forest Service Press Office Email: pressoffice (202) 205-1135 @forestservice US Forest Service Actively Involved in California Wildfire Response Alongside its local, State and Federal partners, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest …

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Last chance for savings to the Sustainable Ag Conference! View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, This issue of the Grower's Toolbox is full of tools to improve your farm this fall and winter. We share with you the process of prepping for constructing a high tunnel on your farm - like we just …

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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. 0133.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda (Washington, D.C., October 11, 2017) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today expressed strong support for …

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Accepting Applications for 2018 Borlaug Fellowships The U.S. Department of Agriculture is still accepting applications for the following fellowship programs: 2018 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program 2018 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowship Program 2018 Borlaug Global Cocoa Initiative Fellowship Program These programs offer training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists, …

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Every Successful Farm Starts With a Plan NRCS was born out of troubled times — the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. Dust storms ravaged the nation’s farmland, stripping away millions of tons of topsoil and carrying it all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. In response to this disaster, the Soil Conservation Service—today’s NRCS—worked …

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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/1bc37f3 USDA Processing Pending Conservation Reserve Program Continuous Enrollment Offers 10/06/2017 02:00 PM EDT WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2017 – The U.S. Department …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. October 6, 2017 Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) will hold its annual Stakeholder Meeting (via webinar and in-person) on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at the USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 …

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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. 0132.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press USDA Brings Key Resources to Individuals and Communities Hit by Recent Hurricanes Secretary Perdue Pledges Support on the Long Road to Recovery Click on the …

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