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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John Shepherd, a farmer from Blackstone, Virginia, built his operation from the ground up. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #FridaysOnTheFarm: From the Ground Up This week meet John Shepherd, a farmer from Blackstone, Virginia. John began grain farming during his last year of college. After graduating, he worked as a salesman …
Exemption to Process Poultry for Others, Organic Enterprise Budgets + More View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, It's been a few months since you've last heard from us. Like you growers, over at CFSA, we've had a busy summer. We've been putting our energy into hosting tons of food safety, building wholesale capacity, …
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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/2607ce2 More Time Provided for Dairy Producers to Enroll in DMC Program 09/19/2019 04:00 PM EDT WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2019 – The …
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Secure land tenure is the foundation of a viable farm business. Resources are available here. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Finding Farmland: Resources to Support Land Access Approaching land access with a strong financial strategy can help ensure that your business is on solid footing. With the help of a USDA …
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NRCS is accepting proposals for RCPP through December 3, 2019. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. USDA Opens Signup for Regional Conservation Partnership Program USDA is investing up to $300 million to help support the adoption of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting proposals through …
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Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. NRCS is Investing $48 million in Wetland Conservation in eight States NRCS is investing in four projects in eight states to protect, restore and enhance over 15,000 acres of wetlands in critical watersheds across the nation. NRCS has awarded the project proposals based on partner contributions, …
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Fredie Manes, retired Marine and self-proclaimed “market gardener” and his wife, Patti, enjoy the “poetry” of planting. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #FridaysOnTheFarm: Farming is Poetry for Retired Marine This week, meet Fredie Manes, retired Marine and self-proclaimed “market gardener.” Life after the military led Fredie and his wife, Patti, back …
Join us on a roadtrip across America to meet just a few of #OurFarmers! Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #OurFarmers Summer Roadtrip: Organic Herbs & Empowerment IIt’s the final stop of #OurFarmers Roadtrip. Today we are going to Imperial County, California, where Myrna P. Arambula worked with NRCS to replace her …
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