USDA Invests More than $41 Million to Protect Communities from Wildfires, Restore Forest Ecosystems and Improve Drinking Water

USDA Invests More than $41 Million to Protect Communities from Wildfires, Restore Forest Ecosystems and Improve Drinking Water Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. USDA Invests More than $41 Million to Protect Communities from Wildfires, Restore Forest Ecosystems and Improve Drinking Water The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest more …

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Feb. 2020 🐝 Food & Farming Policy News

We hired a policy director! Meet him (+ election dates) View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, If you’re anything like me, you’re checking the weather forecasts several times a week at this point, and getting everything ready for spring planting. It’s one of my favorite times of year, as the days slowly start …

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How to Use a Plastic Layer (+ Tips on Setting-Up Drip Irrigation)

Save the Date for SAC 2020! View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, I hope everyone safely weathered the storms that blew through the Carolinas earlier this month. I know of at least one CFSA farmer-member who experienced severe flooding from the storm, and it saddened me knowing it was not their first major …

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USDA Invites Input on Regional Conservation Partnership Program Rule

NRCS seeks public comments on its interim rule for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Photo credit: The Milwaukee River Watershed Conservation Partnership USDA Invites Input on Regional Conservation Partnership Program Rule USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks public comments on its interim rule for the …

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USDA Seeks Public Input on New International Ag Education Program

USDA Seeks Public Input on New International Ag Education Program WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input to help inform planning and programming decisions for the new International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program. The program, which was authorized by Congress in the 2018 Farm Bill, will provide fellowships …

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