Next stop on our #conservationroadtrip – Illinois! Today, we learn how Farmer Brown grew his business by meeting the demand for local, organic produce in his community. Additional Resources: NRCS Assistance for Organic Farmers Find your local USDA service center USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0142.18 Contact: USDA Press Email: press USDA Names Members and Alternates to the National Peanut Board WASHINGTON, July 12, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of four members and four …

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Learn how USDA’s David Matthews is bringing his passion for farming & innovation to the farmers.gov team Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Truck Bed Farming Rolls into the Big City Learn how USDA’s David Matthews is bringing his passion for farming & innovation to the farmers.gov team. Learn More

Two Veterans Buy a Farm in West Virginia After leaving Maryland on our #conservationroadtrip, we’re headed to Hampshire County, West Virginia to visit Jim and Barb DeSanctis. Visiting the farm, you’d think that Jim and Barb have been farming their whole lives. But it’s actually a new adventure for them. Additional Resources: Conservation in Action …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Contact: USDA Press Email: press USDA to Ensure All Have Equal Access to Crop & Livestock Reports (Washington, DC – July 10, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new procedures for the …

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Plus, Dicamba drift, our new event digest, FSMA training for small-scale food makers, & more! View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, With the growing season now in full swing, most producers are caught up in the field with crop maintenance, harvest, or dealing with weeds and other pests. Having the time to think …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Contact: USDA Press Email: press USDA Applauds Housing Eligibility for Temporary Farm Workers (Washington, D.C., July 10, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released internal guidance on changes made to farm labor housing …

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Contact: FAS Public Affairs, (202) 720-7115 Five New Agricultural Officers Sworn Into Foreign Service WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 – Five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) employees were sworn in as Foreign Service officers today during a ceremony at USDA headquarters in Washington. The new officers will begin their Foreign Service careers …

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Each Friday, meet farmers, producers, and landowners through our #FridaysOnTheFarm stories. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #FridaysOnTheFarm Connecticut Farm Diversifies with Dairy Meet the Brady family – owners of Shaggy Coos Farm in Easton, Connecticut – and learn how they worked with USDA to diversify their livestock operation with dairy. Learn …

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Tales from the Field from A Greener World A Greener World tops chart for high-welfare eggs A Greener World's most trusted farm certifications lead the industry, according to a recent higher animal welfare comparison chart released by Compassion In World Farming, a global farm animal welfare nonprofit. Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) compared 34 certifications …

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