Entries by Tracy Mumma

Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program

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Applications will remain open until funds are no longer available. The Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program, administered by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and sponsored by Farm Credit, supports local farmers markets by increasing awareness and providing funding assistance to help these markets serve their communities. Applicant markets must be members of the Arkansas Grown […]

Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program

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Applications are due by May 2, 2025. The Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program (MFARM) allows Maryland’s food banks, charitable emergency food providers, and nonprofits to request funding to purchase agricultural/seafood products listed in the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program throughout the year and deliver them to Maryland families in need. Grants […]

‘Cattle Voltaics’ Combine Grazing and Solar Panels

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A Colorado-based cattle operation is demonstrating the feasibility of “cattle voltaics,” according to a blog from the Center for Rural Affairs. Huwa Enterprises conducted a successful test in 2023 with 100 yearling cattle grazing among solar panels. Since then, Huwa Enterprises has completed three successful utility-scale solar projects with cattle grazing and is now helping […]

Farmers Invited to Share Stories of Funding Freeze Impacts

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Several organizations and entities are inviting farmers to share stories of how the federal funding freeze has affected them. The House Ag Committee is seeking stories from farmers on real-world impacts to their work related to program and personnel loss. Submit stories online via the House Agriculture Committee Story Submission Form. In addition, Farm Aid […]

Snapshot of Nebraska’s Food and Farm Economy Released

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The Nebraska Farm & Food Economy report, released by the Center for Rural Affairs and Heartland Regional Food Business Center, provides a snapshot of the agricultural economy in Nebraska. The report, authored by Ken Meter of the Crossroads Resource Center, includes statistics about farm sizes, commodity production and sales, and how residents spend their money […]

Regenerative Farmer Assurance Fund

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Healing Soils Foundation (HSF) launched the Regenerative Farmer Assurance Fund (RFAF) to provide critical financial relief to organic and regenerative farmers facing delays in public funding. HSF created RFAF as a bridge funding solution to help farmers stay afloat. This fund provides recoupable emergency grants that allow farmers to keep moving forward while waiting for […]

Understanding Ag Offers Adaptive Grazing Tips

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Dr. Allen Williams shared adaptive grazing tips to kick off the 2025 grazing season in a post on the Understanding Ag website. Williams offers a wide-ranging list of considerations, addressing disruption, rest and recovery, epigenetic selection, and monitoring, as well as discussing specific strategies like bale grazing and stockpile grazing. Related ATTRA resource: ATTRA Grazing […]

New Hampshire Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan Released

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New Hampshire Food Alliance, in partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food; UNH Extension; and more than 89 other food system organizations and hundreds of individuals deeply committed to New Hampshire’s food system, released the New Hampshire Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan. The plan is an actionable roadmap toward positive change, […]

USDA Announces Biosecurity Assessments for Commercial Poultry Producers

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USDA announced the expansion of biosecurity assessments and audits available to commercial poultry producers to prevent introduction or spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services will conduct on-farm assessments at facilities and provide recommendations to producers for facility repairs and wildlife management techniques. The assessments […]

Minnesota Meat Processing Train and Retain Grant

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Applications are due by April 28, 2025. Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Meat Processing Train and Retain Grant will award one-time funding to partner organizations that will work with small- to medium-sized meat and poultry processors in hiring and training new employees through the development of incentive projects like tuition reimbursements, sign-on and retention bonuses, […]