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Former AgrAbility employee shares at the Veteran Farmer Conference held in Seward, Nebraska.

Former Easterseals/AgrAbility employee Del Ficke explained the benefits of rotational grazing and soil quality enhancement using cover crops as part of the Veteran Farmer Conference held recently near Seward, Nebraska.

Farm work may improve veterans’ health

"Care farming — using working farms and agricultural landscapes to promote mental and physical health — helped improve veterans’ well-being in a recent study."
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Immigrant farmworkers and SNAP

"The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — formerly known as “food stamps” — that helps low-income individuals and families purchase food is less likely to be used by farmworkers eligible for the benefit who are immigrants, Hispanic, male, childless or residing in California..."
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Work opportunities for youth, veterans

"USDA, partners provide 4,000 work opportunities for young adults, veterans"
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Farmers still take own lives at a high rate

"The number of suicides among farmers and farmworkers in the United States has remained stubbornly high since the end of the 1980s farm crisis, much higher than workers in many other industries..."
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Group advocates for young farmers

"...the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC), the only national group solely focused on young farmers, met with their legislative representatives in Washington, D.C., to advocate for support in the upcoming farm bill."
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Sharing the story of agricultural education

"Together, FFA and AFBF will attract, educate, inspire and prepare students to enter careers in the agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources industry."
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'Amazing change' for Montreal homeless men taking part in urban beekeeping program

"Helping homeless people in Montreal reintegrate into society by teaching them to care for bees may seem like an unusual approach, but organizers of the Accueil Bonneau honey program say it's been a real success story."
MorningAgClips

Host a better field day

"SARE has a new toolkit available to help you plan your field day"
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‘The Restaurant Of Order Mistakes’ Employs Waiters With Dementia, And You Never Know What You’re Getting

"The premise of the pop-up restaurant...was that the staff who have dementia may get your order wrong. But if you go in knowing this up front, it changes your perception about those who suffer from brain disease. The experience makes you realize that with a little bit of understanding on our part dementia patients can be functioning members of society."
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