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Join us on a roadtrip across America to meet just a few of #OurFarmers! Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Passion for Farming and Teaching It’s day 13 of #OurFarmers Roadtrip. Today we are stopping in Waco, Texas, where Kay Bell found a second career growing herbs and vegetables for her community …

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Grazing Management of Stockpiled Forage The ultimate goal of any conservation planting is to protect our natural resources. However, for most farmers and ranchers, the success of these plantings depends on making the right management decisions so that these areas can be utilized while protecting the soil and providing wildlife habitat. You are subscribed to …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would like to remind stakeholders and the public that the public comment period for its recently published proposed rule titled “Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms” will be closing August 6, 2019. In preparing this proposal, the Department …

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Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Have You Experienced Frequent Flooding on Your Property? Maybe we can help. Farmers and landowners across the nation are struggling to recover after recent devastating flood events. In response, NRCS is offering signup for the Emergency Watershed Protection Programs (EWPP) Floodplain Easement Program (FWP). The Floodplain …

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July 24, 2019 FSA Outreach Focus Reaching Out to Keep Farmers, Ranchers & Partners Informed July 24, 2019 REGISTER NOW FOR FSA HEIRS' PROPERTY LISTENING SESSIONS USDA's Farm Service Agency will host two public listening sessions to obtain additional feedback on the 2018 Farm Bill provisions regarding the Heir's Property Relending Program, and issues surrounding …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Pioneer), seeking deregulation of a corn variety genetically engineered (GE) for enhanced yield potential and resistance to glufosinate-ammonium herbicide. …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition from Westhoff Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH (Westhoff) seeking deregulation of a petunia variety genetically engineered (GE) to produce orange flowers. The petition will be available for …

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Check out our new social media consolidation efforts July 2019 Climate Politics and Vegan Wars This article was originally printed in the Spring 2019 (Volume 4 Issue 2) of Sustainable Farming magazine. Have you noticed how arguments to ditch dairy and cut back on meat are springing up everywhere, from Twitter to the New York Times? …

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