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Reducing farm accidents with education

"NFU raises awareness about farm safety issues in new video series"
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Strengthening small farms in the U.S.

"More than 700 agricultural leaders from across the country will gather in Virginia Beach September 20-22 to identify ways to secure the future success of our nation’s small farms and ranches..."
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Unique Dinner Theater Spotlights Delicate Social Issue:

"The tailored scripts are realistic and laced with humor to lighten the sometimes difficult discussions that farm families face about aging farmers and health and safety."
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USDA to streamline crop reporting

"U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that farmers and ranchers filing crop acreage reports with the Farm Service Agency and participating insurance providers ... now can provide the common information from their acreage reports at one office and the information will be electronically shared with the other location."
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Free bison training

"...bison meat is also the fastest growing sector of the US meat industry...and is now in need of more farmers and ranchers raising these incredibly hardy and resourceful animals to keep pace with growing demand."
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NSAC on passage of Senate ag bill

"The 2501 program is the only USDA program dedicated to addressing the specific outreach and technical assistance needs of minority farmers and returning military veterans."
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“Seeds of Native Health” grants awarded

"Philanthropic effort improves nutrition of Native Americans across country"
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Funds to aid Native American farmers

"“Among the far-reaching benefits of the Keepseagle settlement is the means for organizations which have a track record of supporting Native American farmers and ranchers to deliver valuable assistance to promote their continued engagement in agriculture..."
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“Farmers’ Guide” helps organic producers

"Guide helps explain the CRP's Field Border Buffer Initiative to growers"
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Funding research, education & extension

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that $130 million in funding is available for research, education, and extension projects to support sustainable, productive and economically viable plant and animal production systems, including certified organic production."
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7-Year-Old Gets Dream Wheelchair-Accessible Tree House

"Born with both spina bifida and cerebral palsy, Hayden Trigg only wanted what a lot of other seven-year-old boys dream of — a tree house."
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