USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 August 28, 2020- USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken …

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View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, Back when I was a farmer, I used to start counting down the days until the first killing frost right about now. The combination of the heat, bugs, and weeds always made the dog days of summer drag on for me. I would start daydreaming about the …

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Dear Rebecca, We want to give A Greener World (AGW) supporters first dibs on the newest and greatest certified products. After all, you support the AGW program and the independent producers we certify. To say thank you, we have great news to share today along with a $5 coupon to support an amazing farm in Georgia doing …

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At Benefits.gov, our mission is to help you find information on federal benefit and assistance programs and guide you to the next steps in the application process. Recently, we released a new video that follows a user in their search for healthcare and medical assistance programs. In the video, you will find out how to …

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Photo credit: Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery in Champaign, IL COVID-19 Continues: Here’s what you can do to keep supporting independent farms COVID-19 continues to spread. In the early days of the pandemic, many farmers and ranchers made fast and major adjustments to their businesses as markets shifted. Some producers experienced a huge increase in …

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Living at Home in Rural America: Improving Accessibility for Older Adults and People with a Disability The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), along with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have released a joint informational bulletin on improving accessibility for adults and people …

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Summer 2020 NOTICE TO ANY PRINT SUBSCRIBERS: To save valuable non-profit funds, we’ll be transferring all subscriptions to digital UNLESS you sign up to receive the hard copy. The Summer 2020 issue of AGW's Sustainable Farming magazine is ready to view online. Written for farmers, ranchers and anyone interested in sustainable, high-welfare livestock production, the …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. August 18, 2020 Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) seeking deregulation of an …

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Stabilizing soil around irrigation reservoirs is imperative to maintain the function of the reservoir and to improve its water quality. Native, semi aquatic plants are well suited for this task. You are subscribed to HQ Plants for USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.