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House agriculture committee passes bill to support rural hospitals, awaits full House vote
KVII 7 Amarillo· 3 days agoA bill drafted and written in May by the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture,...
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers Impacted by Recent Storms
Insurance Journal· 3 days agoThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responding to the agricultural devastation caused by...
Proposed bill would create a loan program for new farmers in New Jersey
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTRENTON, N.J. (PIX11) — Some lawmakers are sewing seeds they hope will yield more farmers to combat...
Best FHA lenders of June 2024
Yahoo Personal Finance· 7 days agoThe best FHA lenders offer FHA loans with low interest rates, accept non-traditional credit, or even provide educational resources. Find your FHA lender...
GVEA eyes federal USDA loan program for projects
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 5 days agoThe board adopted the plan in 2022, including a decision to close down Healy Power Plant Unit 2 by the end of 2024, secure a major wind energy agreement,...
AFBF: America’s farmers counting on farm bill passage
KFGO· 2 days agoAmerica's farmers and ranchers are counting on Congress to pass a new, modernized farm bill. That was the mess...
Illinois, Iowa farmers eye soybeans as potentially profitable compared to corn
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoActual returns vary significantly from farm to farm, however, depending on factors like crop yields, the timing of grain sales and whether farmers own or ...
‘Not enough beds’ A look at the farmworker housing crisis in eastern Washington
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“If we can’t get affordable housing and if we can’t keep H-2A labor costs in check, both of those...
Local farmer’s produce helps fill San Diego food bank: the power of a juicy radish
KPBS San Diego· 4 days agoOn a Tuesday morning in May, Byron Nkhoma pulls a radish from the soil. The radish is juicy, crunchy and spicy — full of flavor often missing from its grocery store kin. Nkhoma takes pride in ...
Marty Travis: Recognizing the power of a local food system
Quad-City Times· 2 days agoThis support is a turnaround for rural farm communities like mine and life-changing for people living in urban and rural food deserts. At the same time, the IL-EATS program ...