"The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced support for reservation community needs through projects that address youth, agriculture, economic development, and more."
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"Tractor Supply, Farmer Veteran Coalition award grants to 50 veterans for farm projects"
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"Research from the University of Missouri has found that agricultural professionals such as conservation agents, when working with Plain (Amish and conservative Mennonite) communities, face challenges as well as opportunities on issues relating to conservation and pollution."
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“This coverage will help shield dairy farmers from unexpected declines in milk prices as well as unexpected declines in milk production by addressing overall revenue."
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"The bill would address key barriers to entry for young producers, including access to farmland, training, and federal programs."
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" In total, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will deploy up to $2.36 billion that Congress appropriated through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to help producers with recovery of their agricultural operations in at least nine states with hurricane damage and states impacted by wildfire."
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"Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a new interactive webpage to identify best practices for building rural prosperity."
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"Effective immediately, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) financial assistance program participants will no longer need a Dun and Bradstreet Universal Number System (DUNS) number, or to register in the System for Award Management (SAM)."
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"News media reports of agricultural injuries and fatalities can fill an important information gap and provide near real-time, humanized stories for safety professionals and policymakers who are focused on the future of agricultural health and safety, according to research published in the journal Injury Prevention."
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Content"Inmates at a prison in the Mississippi Delta are growing tomatoes in a greenhouse, and officials expect the harvest to be about 8,000 pounds by the end of May." "Increases inmates' productivity and teaches them skills they can use after release"
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