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USDA Funds Conservation Innovation Across the Country with $12.5M in Grants for New Tools and Technologies
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. USDA Funds Conservation Innovation Across the Country with $12.5M in Grants for New Tools and Technologies USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is awarding about $12.5 million in grants through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Program to support the development of innovative systems and …
USDA Invites Input on Environmental Quality Incentives Program Rule
The rule is now available on the Federal Register. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. USDA Invites Input on Environmental Quality Incentives Program Rule USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks public comments on its interim rule for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), USDA’s flagship program that helps producers …
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New Directory Launching Soon
December Focus On Farming from A Greener World December 2019 Check out our new product directory— launching soon! This Giving Tuesday, we ran a fundraising campaign to make much-needed updates to our online directory. Thanks to all of our generous donors and supporters, we met our goal of $10,000 to complete this work and now …
How to Build a Compost Bioreactor | Christmas Tree Production in WNC (+ more!)
Farmers: Chime in on Food Safety + Advocate for Climate Change ACTION View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, As the days continue to get shorter and many of you have experienced a hard frost, I hope you are able to sit down with this month's edition of the Grower's Toolbox with a well-deserved …
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USDA to Make $550 Million in Funding Available in 2020 to Deplo y High-Speed Broadband Internet Infrastructure in Rural America
USDA to Make $550 Million in Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet Infrastructure in Rural America Announcement Made at Round One Investment in Iowa STANTON, Iowa, Dec. 12, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States Department of …
USDA Announces No Actions under Feedstock Flexibility Program
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/271219e USDA Announces No Actions under Feedstock Flexibility Program 12/12/2019 01:42 PM EST WASHINGTON, December 12, 2019 – The U.S. Department of …
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USDA Invests $9.5 Million in Rural Broadband for South Dakota Families
USDA Invests $9.5 Million in Rural Broadband for South Dakota Families FLANDREAU, S.D., Dec. 12, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota State Director Julie Gross announced USDA has invested $9.5 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 1,750 homes in rural South …
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Home-Based Food Business – Kitchen Inspection Requirements
Do you have questions about Kitchen Inspection Requirements for Starting a Home-Based Food Business now it is time to get answers. Kitchen Inspection Presentation Do you have questions about kitchen inspection requirements? We have answers! Join Franklin County Cooperative Extension at: Wood's Strawberries and Family Farm, 59 King Rd., Castalia, NC 27816 at 2 p.m. …
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USDA Extends Deadlines for Dairy Margin Coverage, Market Facilitation Programs
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/270e828 USDA Extends Deadlines for Dairy Margin Coverage, Market Facilitation Programs 12/11/2019 11:30 AM EST WASHINGTON, D.C., December 11, 2019 – Due …
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