🌿CFSA’s new Farmland Access Program, OCLC & upcoming events🌿

How beginning farmers can access land, OCLC, NRCS deadlines, & a new website for farmers. View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, You’ve no doubt heard that the average age of an American farmer continues to increase, as well as an enormous amount of U.S. farmland is on track to change hands in upcoming …

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70 Years in the Last Frontier

Seventy years in the Last Frontier, and we're just getting started! From protecting people and their communities to growing food in high tunnels to restoring streams for salmon to protecting precious soils, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has been investing in Alaska’s working lands for 70 years. Additional Resources: Learn more about CEAP Watershed …

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The 2018 USDA Ag Outlook Forum Offers Pre-Forum Field Trips on Farming and Research

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0038.18 Contact: USDA Press Email: press The 2018 USDA Ag Outlook Forum Offers Pre-Forum Field Trips on Farming and Research WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 – Experience farming and ag research first hand with two …

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Agriculture Secretary Announces Softwood Lumber Board Appointments

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0037.18 Contact: Carl Purvis, (202) 690-0488 carl.e.purvis Agriculture Secretary Announces Softwood Lumber Board Appointments WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of eight members to serve on the …

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USDA Secretary Announces Infrastructure Improvements for Forest System Trails

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0036.18 Contact: USDA Press Email: press USDA Secretary Announces Infrastructure Improvements for Forest System Trails Focused work will help agency reduce a maintenance backlog and make trails safer for users WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 …

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ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue in Georgia MONDAY

You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Contact: USDA Press Email: press ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue in Georgia MONDAY (Washington, D.C., February 16, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Sparks, Georgia on MONDAY, February 19th to celebrate the opening of new carrot processing facilities at Grimmway Farms with the plant’s …

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#Fridaysonthefarm: A Sprouting Business

In this #Fridaysonthefarm feature, travel to Texas where Garland Hampton is making a difference in his Dallas County neighborhood In this #Fridaysonthefarm feature, travel to Texas where Garland Hampton is making a difference in his Dallas County neighborhood by growing affordable, healthy food closer to the people who need it the most. Additional Resources: Interested …

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APHIS Launches Webpage for Frequently Requested Records

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is launching a new “Frequently Requested Records” page on our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) e-reading room, in accordance with the FOIA statute. The new page will contain copies of …

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USDA and Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Work Jointly to Meet Industry’s Environmental Stewardship Goals

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0033.18 Contact: USDA Press Email: press USDA and Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Work Jointly to Meet Industry’s Environmental Stewardship Goals Secretary Perdue shakes hands with dairy farmer Paul Rovey after signing a Memorandum …

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