Author: North Carolina Small Farm Association
South Korea Lifts U.S. Poultry Ban
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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and USTR Robert Lighthizer Announce Expanded Access for U.S. Rice Exports to Colombia
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Oregon’s Cranberry Capitol Gets Major Upgrade
A high-tech irrigation solution is saving water, energy and time in Cape Blanco. Meet Nick Puhl, a local cranberry producer from Cape Blanco, Oregon. Puhl is helping his family convert to the latest conservation technologies. A move that makes their operation more sustainable and helps grow their business. With a few swipes on his smartphone, …
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Make Food Safety a Priority This Fall
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0083.17 FSIS Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education Press (202) 720-9113 Consumer Inquiries (888) 674-6854 Make Food Safety a Priority This Fall WASHINGTON, August 15, 2017 — During the busy fall season, whether …
Good news: Sales of local food keep growing! 🐝
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#Fridaysonthefarm: Conservation on Small Acres Produces Big Results for the Bottom Line
You won’t see this cowboy rope calves, brand steer or ride into the sunset. But Barry Viljoen has big plans for his tiny ranch in Clermont,
#WaterQualityMonth: Stepping up for a Cleaner Mississippi River
Meet Tim Smith, one of many upstream farmers improving water quality in key watersheds within the Mississippi River Basin. Meet Iowa's 2015 Soil Conservation Farmer of the Year Award recipient, Tim Smith. One of the many conservation farmers participating in a USDA program designed to reduce nutrient and sediment loading inkey watersheds within the Mississippi …
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How To Build A High Tunnel
Brassica bumper crops View this email in your browser INVITE FRIENDS TO RECEIVE THE GROWER'S TOOLBOX Dear Nahid, We are getting so excited for our 32nd Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference, happening Nov. 3-5 in Durham, NC! Over 1,000 of your farmer colleagues will be there - from amateur, just-getting-started farmers on up to wise farmer …
Secretary Perdue Announces $16.8 Million to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0082.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Secretary Perdue Announces $16.8 Million to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods (WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 7, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue …
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