Month: September 2019
USDA Seeking Comments on Conservation Reserve Program Environmental Assessment
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/2626256 USDA Seeking Comments on Conservation Reserve Program Environmental Assessment 09/27/2019 03:04 PM EDT Washington, D.C., September 27 , 2019 –The U.S. …
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USDA to Invest $50 Million to Increase Recreational Public Access on Private Lands
Proposals accepted now through November 27 for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. USDA to Invest $50 Million to Increase Recreational Public Access on Private Lands NRCS will make up to $50 million available to help create or expand state government and tribal programs …
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USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2020 Sugar Loan Rates, Allotment and Marketing Allocations, and Feedstock Flexibility Program Updates
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/2625e2d USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2020 Sugar Loan Rates, Allotment and Marketing Allocations, and Feedstock Flexibility Program Updates 09/27/2019 02:05 PM EDT …
Homestead Healing
Mollie and Tobin Krell of West Burlington, Iowa are the co-directors of Homestead 1839. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #FridaysOnTheFarm: Homestead Healing This week meet Mollie and Tobin Krell, co-directors of Homestead 1839 in West Burlington, Iowa. Through farming projects, the non-profit works to rehabilitate youth and adults. The organization raises …
USDA Announces Availability of Petition for Deregulation of GE Cotton
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition from the Monsanto Company (Monsanto) seeking deregulation of a cotton variety genetically engineered (GE) for resistance to certain insects, primarily those of the Lygus …
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Sept. 2019 🐝 Food & Farming Policy News (+ Rochelle’s Goodbye)
Sustainable Ag Advocacy Leadership Training | Carbon Farming | + more! View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, I am very sorry to share that this is my last introduction to The Buzz. I'm passing the torch to my very capable colleagues, Jared and Matt, as I leave CFSA. After six years, I want …
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Support for Reforestation after Hurricanes
Programs from NRCS and FSA are available to help landowners reforest after disasters. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Support for Reforestation after Hurricanes Jerry Gaskin from Wewahitchka, Florida, lost the 1,000-acre forest that had been in his family for four generations when Hurricane Michael struck. He’s replanting with support from USDA, …
Tomorrow at 3pm: Regional Conservation Partnership Program Webinar
Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Join NRCS tomorrow at 3pm ET to find out what’s new with the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) and how to submit a proposal for funding. How to participate: Step 1: Dial into the conference. Dial-in: 1-877-369-5243 or 1-617-668-3633 Access Code: 0213915## Need an international dial-in …
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The “eat less meat” movement is growing. Does it distort science?
Join our New York farm tour September 2019 The "eat less meat" movement is growing. Does it distort science? Enjoy this great piece by Lynne Curry in The New Food Economy, featuring some simple but powerful strategies for achieving agricultural sustainability from AGW's Andrew Gunther: “Eat a balanced diet that is nutritionally appropriate from systems …
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