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Legislators call for CFAP payments for swine growers

2021-08-10 17:45:00| National Hog Farmer

Top-up payments of $17 per head have not been issued and additional payments on hold for contract growers.

Diagnose and Discuss: Food Safety Clinic Benefits Growers

2021-04-15 04:05:18| National Farmers Union

By Tricia Wancko, NFU Food Safety Grant Coordinator If you have a�community-based�farm and want to�identify�ways to�strengthen your operation,�theres�no better place to go for�suggestions�and solutions than other farmers�alongside some back�up from educators who know your area well. Pennsylvania Farmers Union (PAFU) created�a virtual�space for urban�growers�to�gather, learn,�diagnose,�and discuss�areas�for potential�improvement�on�their farms�at the�Mid-Atlantic Produce Safety Clinic for Growers.�The clinic […]

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Meeting Urban Growers Unique Produce Safety Needs

2021-03-04 02:06:44| National Farmers Union

By Billy Mitchell, NFU FSMA Training Coordinator One of the many lessons Ive learned, or I should say re-learned, over the past year is how important titles can be. Ive gone from searching 15-minute yoga on YouTube to the more specific 15-minute Zoom fatigue yoga. It may be mostly the same content, but if Zoom […]

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Food Safety Spotlight: Kansas Farmers Union Connects with Urban Growers On-Farm and Online

2020-09-30 21:49:32| National Farmers Union

By Charlie Michel, National Farmers Union Education and Outreach Coordinator When a statewide COVID-19 lockdown upended their food safety event planning, Mary Howell and Mercedes Taylor-Puckett of Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) were quick to respond with creative solutions for delivering on-farm education to Kansas growers. A primary challenge was reaching producers in cities like Wichita, […]

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