As more growers in the Northwest become interested in using cover crops to enhance the productivity and profitability of their operations, USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Centers (PMCs) are working to provide the technical information growers need to get the right plant in the right place at the right time. Cover cropping can provide a variety of …
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Make the most of your certification, certified farm goes solar, farm-to-farm sales & more
July's Focus On Farming from A Greener World July 2018 Make the most of your certification! Back in March, a report from leading food and beverage market researcher, the Hartman Group, revealed the Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW label has the highest impact on consumer purchasing behavior of any food certification label. We've just …
ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue in Virginia TOMORROW
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue in Virginia TOMORROW (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Arlington, VA TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 25th to keynote the Agriculture Transportation Summit. Following the speech …
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USDA Assists Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0150.18 Contact: press@oc.usda.gov USDA Assists Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several …
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Briefing by Secretary Perdue and Senior USDA Officials on Plans to Assist Farmers Impacted by Illegal Retaliation
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0144.18 Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY July 24, 2018 Briefing by Secretary Perdue and Senior USDA Officials on Plans to Assist Farmers Impacted by Illegal Retaliation This afternoon, U.S. Secretary …
USDA Announces Deregulation of Herbicide-Resistant GE Cotton
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. July 24, 2018 Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces today the deregulation of Bayer CropScience’s cotton variety genetically (GE) engineered for resistance to the herbicides glyphosate and p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD)-Inhibitors such as isoxaflutole. …
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USDA Invests in Rural Community Facilities in 22 States
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0150.18 Contact: Jay Fletcher (202) 690-0498 Weldon Freeman (202) 690-1384 USDA Invests in Rural Community Facilities in 22 States Projects Will Provide $17.4 Million in Essential Services for More Than 220,000 Rural Americans WASHINGTON, …
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USDA Announces Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Appointments
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0149.18 Contact: USDA Press Email: press USDA Announces Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Appointments WASHINGTON, July 23, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 12 members to serve on the Federal …
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