Army veteran Eric Grandon owns and operates a honey, vegetable, fruit, and molasses farm in West Virginia. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #FridaysOnTheFarm: A Hero and His Honeybees Eric Grandon is an Army veteran who never dreamed of being a farmer. But now, Eric and his wife Mary own and operate …

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Labor View as a webpage PRESS RELEASE Secretary Perdue Statement on Dept. of Labor Rulemaking on H-2A Visa Program (Washington, D.C., November 8, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of …

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USDA observes Veterans Day with special commemoration View as a webpage PRESS RELEASE U.S. Department of Agriculture Welcomes Home its Vietnam-era Veterans, Commemorates Centennial of World War I Armistice Secretary Perdue receives a Vietnam Veteran lapel pin from Larry Brom of the Vietnam War Commemoration at a USDA Veterans Day event. View the entire Flickr …

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USDA’s Farm Service Agency holding disaster assistance and hurricane recovery workshops for Florida producers affected by Hurricane Michael View as a webpage PRESS RELEASE Additional USDA Disaster Assistance Workshops Set for Hurricane Michael Recovery Contact: Lauren Moore, Public Affairs Specialist lauren.moore Gainesville, Fla., Nov. 8, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service …

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Perdue to visit Clemson University and meet with Ag leaders View as a webpage Media Advisory (Washington, D.C., November 8, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in South Carolina TOMORROW, November 9th. * NOTE: Media interested in attending any event must RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov by TODAY, Thursday, November 8th at 5:00pm …

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USDA is investing $1.6 billion in 46 rural electric utility infrastructure projects View as a webpage PRESS RELEASE USDA Announces Investments to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure and Increase Grid Resilience More than 7 million customers will benefit from improved or new service Contact: Weldon Freeman (202) 690-1384 Jay Fletcher (202) 690-0498 WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2018 …

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Perdue to honor veterans at USDA View as a webpage Media Advisory (Washington, D.C., November 7, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will deliver the keynote address at the USDA Veterans Day event honoring Vietnam-era veterans and commemorating the centennial of the World War I Armistice. *NOTE: Media interested in attending must RSVP …

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Did you know 15 percent of the world’s food is grown in urban areas? Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Farming in the City From backyard community gardens to vacant lots, and along highways and on rooftops, urban farmers are bringing people closer to their food. These farmers are growing fresh, healthy …

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If you’d like to try no-till, we wrote this for you. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Park Your Plow: 5 Tips for the No-Till-Curious With harvest season winding down, you’re no doubt making an important decision for your working land. Will you hook up the plow, or is this the year …

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Focus On Farming from A Greener World Agroforestry in Action! Feeding ourselves sustainably in a changing world is leading to the rediscovery of 'agroforestry,' a collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials like trees and shrubs are deliberately used on the same land as agricultural crops or animals. Agroforestry is actually a …

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