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San Francisco Mayor Reshapes How Residents Think of Food
An executive directive by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom requires all city departments to conduct an audit of unused land that could be converted into gardens. So far, the public library has planted gardens in two of its branches along … Continue reading
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Mystery of Declining Honeybees Points to Pesticides
Pesticides may be to blame in a 4-year mystery of disappearing honeybees, according to a new study published in the Public Library of Science journal. Bees have been declining in the past decade, but in 2006, colony collapse disorder was … Continue reading
Future Farmers Celebrate Ag Week
Pictured (l to r) Danielle Smith, Claire Nelson, Ross Eddy, outreach coordinator, Connecticut FSA and Michael Cyr. Youth from the Connecticut regional Future Farmers of America attended agricultural events last week at the state capital in honor of National Ag … Continue reading
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Applications Sought for Grants to Help Farmers Manage Risk
Nearly $8.6 million in grants is available to farmers for training opportunities in risk management. The announcement, made today by the USDA Risk Management Agency, will provide limited-resource and underserved farmers and ranchers educational opportunities that will help them manage … Continue reading
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USDA Names 2 Counties in Massachusetts Disaster Areas
Dukes and Nantucket Counties have been designated by USDA as natural disaster areas due to excessive rainfall that began last May and continues to cause further damage. Producers in Barnstable County also qualify for natural disaster assistance because it is … Continue reading
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Escaped Cow Leads Iowa Police on 2-Hour Chase
A pregnant cow led Iowa police and squad cars on a two-hour chase before being subdued on a golf course. The chase, which police estimated went eight or nine miles, ended after authorities used four tranquilizer darts that contained double … Continue reading
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USDA Prepares for Release of Planting Report
Statisticians at the USDA Agricultural Statistics Service are working to ensure accuracy of the surveys submitted by farmers detailing how much of what crops they plan on planting this year. Nearly 77,000 farmers were chosen to complete the survey and … Continue reading
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Kansas Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas
The USDA has designated eight counties in Kansas as natural disaster areas due to losses from prevented planting caused by frost, excessive rain, flooding and flash flooding. Producers in eight other Kansas counties along with contiguous counties in Missouri and … Continue reading
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Community Supported Agriculture Gaining in Popularity
Community Supported Agriculture, or CSAs, have come and gone in the past decade, but residents in Tennessee are seeing a rebirth. Since 2008, about 12 CSA farms have been launched in the Knoxville area alone. CSAs allow residents to support … Continue reading
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13 North Carolina Counties Deemed Disaster Areas
Thirteen counties in North Carolina have been designated natural disaster areas by USDA due to excessive rain and flooding that occurred last November through December. Farmers and ranchers in several counties in Tennessee and Virginia also qualify for natural disaster assistance … Continue reading
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