More Than $10 Million to Help Caribbean Area Farmers Recover Following Hurricanes

NRCS is providing $10.9 million in technical and financial assistance to help farmers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More Than $10 Million to Help Caribbean Area Farmers Recover Following Hurricanes NRCS is providing $10.9 million in technical and financial assistance to help farmers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands repair …

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USDA Provides Tips and Resources for a Bacteria-Free Thanksgiving

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0152.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press USDA Provides Tips and Resources for a Bacteria-Free Thanksgiving WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2017 — More than 45 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving Day, with …

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USDA Provides More Than $10 Million to Help Caribbean Area Farmers Recover Following Hurricanes

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0153.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press USDA Provides More Than $10 Million to Help Caribbean Area Farmers Recover Following Hurricanes Applications for USDA Conservation Program Due Jan. 19 SAN JUAN, P.R., …

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USDA Invests More Than $1 Billion to Improve Health Care in Rural Areas

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0151.17 Contact: Weldon Freeman (202) 690-1384 USDA Invests More Than $1 Billion to Improve Health Care in Rural Areas WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2017 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA provided …

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#Fridaysonthefarm: Growing All Seasons with High Tunnels

This Friday, we travel to Newborn, Georgia, about an hour southeast of Atlanta, to Crystal Organic Farm. Follow USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s #Fridaysonthefarm interactive stories each Friday! Visit local farms, ranches, forests and resource areas where NRCS and partners help people help the land. This Friday, we travel to Newborn, Georgia, about an hour …

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Secretary Perdue Statement on House Passage of Tax Cuts & Reforms

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0150.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Secretary Perdue Statement on House Passage of Tax Cuts & Reforms (Washington, D.C., November 16, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today hailed …

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Sec. Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports Hit 3rd Highest Level on Record

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0149.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Sec. Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports Hit 3rd Highest Level on Record Climb Eight Percent in FY 2017 to $140.5 Billion WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2017 – …

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USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Privately-Owned Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands

NRCS encourages people and groups to consider conservation easements. USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Privately-Owned Wetlands, Agricultural Lands NRCS encourages people and groups wanting to protect critical wetlands, agricultural lands and grasslands to consider enrolling their property into conservation easements. This year, NRCS plans to invest $250 million in technical and financial assistance through the …

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