"This year’s conference, “Creating and Sustaining Small Farmers and Ranchers,” will put specific emphasis on women and youth in agriculture, farmworkers, immigrants, socially-disadvantaged producers and returning veterans."
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"...$8.4 million in competitive grants to support the work of partner organizations that provide training, outreach and technical assistance for socially disadvantaged, Tribal and Veteran farmers and ranchers. "
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"Kubota Tractor Corporation announced the latest recipient of a donated tractor in its “Geared To Give” program is Michigan resident Jason Scramlin..."
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"To celebrate the critical role women are playing in agriculture, Syngenta U.S. is sponsoring a new television series on RFD-TV. "
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"Cornell University researchers in the Department of Food Science found that exposure to light-emitting diode sources for even a few hours degrades the perceived quality of fluid milk..."
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"A new video produced by the American Farm Bureau Federation shines a spotlight on the frustrations of the nation’s farmers in finding workers to harvest their crops."
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"Some companies disguise employment of undocumented immigrants"
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"The program will provide, on average, approximately 60 percent more assistance per farm and per producer than the 2014 program that provided cotton transition assistance."
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"Farmworkers living in the U.S. legally via the H-2A program must be insured"
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"...AgCareers listed 1,800 internships last year, a 17 percent jump over 2014. Many companies like Syngenta offer a number of student internships."
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“Planting more flowers is something everyone can do to help address the challenges pollinators face today." "For a short time, individuals can request a free packet of wildflower seeds, while supplies last, to start their own pollinator patches."
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