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What Do Farmers Need To Know About Climate Change? House Farm Bill Proposal

2018-04-16 23:21:59| National Farmers Union

By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy On the Climate Column, we have highlighted a number of climate-smart production and conservation practices for which farmers may receive technical and financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Congress authorizes NRCS to disperse this assistance to farmers through the […]

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CmiA programme supports more than 1m farmers in Africa

2018-04-13 12:58:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative says it is now supporting more than 1m cotton farmers in the continent - 17% of whom are women.

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NFU Appreciates House Ag Committee Work on Farm Bill, Urges Stronger Provisions for Family Farmers Amidst Financial Struggles

2018-04-12 22:53:01| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway today released the heavily anticipated text of a new Farm Bill. National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson thanked the committee for their work to put together a farm bill and encouraged Congress to work […]

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