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USDA assists Midwest farmers affected by derecho
2020-08-13 20:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Producers who experience above normal livestock deaths due to specific weather events may qualify for assistance under the Livestock Indemnity Program.
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Pandemic Assistance Favors Certain Farmers Over Others
2020-08-13 16:29:33| National Farmers Union
By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Director According to new analysis published this week by NBC News, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has disproportionately helped certain kinds of farmers more than others with its Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The publication asserts that the agency “favored large, industrialized farms over smaller, diversified ones, provided loopholes […]
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Farmers Market Pivot and Provide Safe, Local Food Systems
2020-08-03 19:27:40| National Farmers Union
By Billy Mitchell, NFU FSMA Training Coordinator Just five short months ago, National Farmers Union (NFU) members attending the organization’s annual convention breezed through Forsyth Park Farmers Market in Savannah, Georgia. Today, the scene would be unthinkable: customers hugging farmers, friends standing shoulder to shoulder, shoppers testing produce ripeness with their bare hands, families generously […]
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Agricultural Innovation Agenda Must Reflect Environmental and Economic Challenges Facing Farmers
2020-07-31 23:05:00| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON As family farmers and ranchers cope with significant economic and environmental uncertainty, innovation will play a critical role in helping them continue to safely, sustainably, and reliably grow our food, fuel, and fiber for generations to come. In comments submitted today, National […]
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Grant to help farmers harness biomass and manure to fuel farms
2020-07-29 17:09:00| National Hog Farmer
Since 2012, Roeslein has been working with Smithfield Foods to adjust practices on their hog farms that have resulted in greater efficiencies.
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