and news from your peers View as Webpage Photo Credit: Hillside Meadows in Verona, KY Dear Rebecca, Hoping you are doing well as our next program update comes around. Lots of good news to share this week, including the announcement that we are accepting applications for Auditor and Slaughter Facility Specialists. AGW is seeking contract …
Month: July 2021
Proposal to Exempt Plants with Additional Modifications Developed Using G enetic Engineering That are Otherwise Achievable by Conventional Breeding
Contact: Richard Coker richard.s.coker The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is soliciting feedback on a proposal to add three modifications that plants could contain and be exempt from USDA’s biotechnology regulations. These modifications are similar and functionally equivalent to modifications that could otherwise be achieved through conventional breeding. …
July 2021: What Farmers Need to Know
Here's the top news for sustainable farmers in NC & SC View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, With the passing of the solstice in June, we know the days are getting shorter, but it feels as if summer is dragging on. A heat dome created temperatures on the West Coast that are beyond …
Helping Bees by Growing a Better Food System
View as Webpage July 13, 2021 Imagine a world without most of the foods you love. Without bees we wouldn’t have the abundance of apples, pumpkins, strawberries, blueberries, or almonds that we enjoy. Of the foods and beverages that we consume daily, over 30% rely on or benefit from a pollinator. Pollinators even help milk …
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News & Updates, Farm Pics 101, Pre-Slaughter Stunning for Poultry
and the latest from your fellow farmers and ranchers View as Webpage Photo Credit: High Meadows Farm in Delhi, NY Dear Rebecca, It's been a heck of a year for weather so far and we're just a little over halfway through. We hope everyone impacted is doing alright. Please let us know if you need …
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New from Benefits.gov: Questions on the Post-9/11 GI Bill & More
July 9, 2021 Your Top Questions on the Post 9/11 GI Bill, Answered
Summer Grilling, Farm Health Online and All About Stunning
+ updates from your peers View as Webpage Photo Credit: The Lands at Hillside Farms in Shavertown, PA Dear Rebecca, I hope this finds you well, and for those out west, hopefully on the other side of the worst heat. As this kind of extreme weather and climate change impacts us in new ways in …
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North Carolina Small Farm Association 