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Legislators call for CFAP payments for swine growers

2021-08-10 17:45:00| National Hog Farmer

Top-up payments of $17 per head have not been issued and additional payments on hold for contract growers.

Diagnose and Discuss: Food Safety Clinic Benefits Growers

2021-04-15 04:05:18| National Farmers Union

By Tricia Wancko, NFU Food Safety Grant Coordinator If you have a community-based farm and want to identify ways to strengthen your operation, theres no better place to go for suggestions and solutions than other farmers alongside some back up from educators who know your area well. Pennsylvania Farmers Union (PAFU) created a virtual space for urban growers to gather, learn, diagnose, and discuss areas for potential improvement on their farms at the Mid-Atlantic Produce Safety Clinic for Growers. The clinic […]

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Meeting Urban Growers Unique Produce Safety Needs

2021-03-04 02:06:44| National Farmers Union

By Billy Mitchell, NFU FSMA Training Coordinator One of the many lessons Ive learned, or I should say re-learned, over the past year is how important titles can be. Ive gone from searching 15-minute yoga on YouTube to the more specific 15-minute Zoom fatigue yoga. It may be mostly the same content, but if Zoom […]

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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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