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Kansas Study Finds Grazing Cover Crops Can Improve Soil Health
Study results published by Kansas State University showed that…
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USDA Announces Investments in Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity Expansion
USDA announced nearly $110 million in investments designed to…
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USDA Awards Funding for Innovation in Regional School Food Systems
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service and project partners awarded…
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Minnesota Awards Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grants
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced the latest…
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Videos from Northeast Dairy Innovation Summit Available Online
In April 2024, dairy farmers, processors, service providers,…
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Factsheet Helps Farms Prepare for Flooding
The University of Vermont (UVM) Extension published a two-page…
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USDA Offers Tools for Finding Climate-Smart Commodities Opportunities
USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort is expanding…
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Johns Hopkins Study Identifies Potentially Hazardous Chemicals in Biosolids
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University published a study in…
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Researchers Testing Wastewater for Hydroponic Production
Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign tested…
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Food-Safety Expense Assistance Expanded for Specialty Crop Growers
USDA announced that it is expanding the Food Safety Certification…
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