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What Should Farmers Know About Climate Change? Livestock Indemnity Program
2018-03-19 20:47:37| National Farmers Union
By Janan Lenzy, NFU Intern Abnormal weather patterns have increasingly made livestock producers vulnerable to reduced outputs. Previously on the Climate Column, we’ve discussed tools developed by the U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA) that assist farmers with preparations for droughts and higher temperatures, but there are also programs that provide financial compensation and assistance for extreme […]
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Farmers wife/dermatologist urges farmers, ranchers to protect their skin
2018-03-14 01:24:00| Beef
You hear about melanoma being deadly and horrible and it certainly is, but if you catch it early a simple procedure could cure it. Once a month, check over your skin to make sure nothing is growing or changing and report any unusual behavior to a dermatologist immediately.
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NFU Applauds Introduction of STRESS Act Bill Provides Assistance to Struggling Farmers Amidst Farm Economy Decline
2018-03-13 08:16:22| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON The STRESS Act, introduced today by U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Tom OHalleran (R-Ariz.), would provide vital assistance to family farmers and ranchers who are struggling amidst a five-year, 52 percent decline in net farm income. The bill would reauthorize the […]
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Organic livestock standards rule withdrawn to detriment of family farmers and the organic label
2018-03-13 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) today withdrew the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule, a set of standards that organic producers would have had to meet to qualify for the voluntary organic label for livestock and poultry
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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? Livestock Forage Program
2018-03-12 22:07:45| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy A 2013 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) bulletin notes that ongoing monitoring of climate data has led experts to anticipate an increase in areas experiencing droughts and the occurrence of more intense precipitation events. Its self-evident to farmers and ranchers that greater incidence of these […]
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