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Soybean farmers join in Porktober celebration
2020-10-13 20:58:00| National Hog Farmer
In 2019, 115 million bushels of soybeans, or about 23% of all Iowa soybean acres, went to pig consumption.
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Fairtrade secures funding for Indian cotton farmers
2020-10-07 16:08:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Fairtrade has received EUR80,000 (US$94,225) in funding from German development agency GIZ to support smallholder cotton farmers fighting the impact of Covid-19 in India.
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Farmers Union Rebukes Trumps Refusal to Consider Pandemic Relief
2020-10-06 23:53:23| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org Though millions of Americans are enduring unemployment, food insecurity, the possibility of eviction, and other hardships because of the pandemic, President Donald Trump today indicated that he would not consider another stimulus package until after the election. Out of concern for hungry Americans, struggling […]
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Continuing Resolution Averts Government Shutdown, Provides Support for Hungry Americans and Farmers
2020-10-01 00:17:40| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org With just hours to spare, the Senate today narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution to fund federal agencies through December 11. The bill, which now awaits President Donald Trumps signature, would also provide nearly $8 billion for nutrition assistance programs, […]
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Food Safety Spotlight: Kansas Farmers Union Connects with Urban Growers On-Farm and Online
2020-09-30 21:49:32| National Farmers Union
By Charlie Michel, National Farmers Union Education and Outreach Coordinator When a statewide COVID-19 lockdown upended their food safety event planning, Mary Howell and Mercedes Taylor-Puckett of Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) were quick to respond with creative solutions for delivering on-farm education to Kansas growers. A primary challenge was reaching producers in cities like Wichita, […]
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