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USDA: 2023 Sentinel Landscapes Accomplishments Report The 2023 Sentinel Landscapes Accomplishments Report celebrates this milestone by highlighting the progress of the partnership and exploring how capacity-building and funding resources available to the sentinel landscapes are supporting the next decade of impact.
Farm Bureau: Major Disasters and Severe Weather Caused Over $21 Billion in Crop Losses in 2023 Weather-associated production risk is a part of life for farmers and ranchers. Through heavy rain, hail, snow, winds and drought, farming families prepare land, plant and harvest knowing their livelihoods are reliant on local weather conditions. In 2023, 28 weather disasters, each with damages exceeding $1 billion, struck the U.S. coast-to-coast.
EPA: EPA launches new office to strengthen engagement with agricultural and rural communities Today, March 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is establishing a new office to expand engagement opportunities with agricultural and rural communities.
Successful Farming: The bipartisan farm bill ‘is one of the last exercises of good governance’ In a panel at Commodity Classic 2024, committee members from both parties discussed the farm bill’s progress and challenges, and how farmers can best advocate for themselves.
Agriculture Dive: USDA counters claims over misuse of climate funds By Nathan Owens The U.S. Department of Agriculture is countering a widely-circulated report claiming that the majority of agency funds for sustainable agriculture go toward activities with no real climate benefit.
Albert Lea Tribune: Freeborn County Soil and Water Conservation District looks to the future after celebrating 75 years In Freeborn County a group of dedicated staff work to inform the public about what resources are available to them. This office, the Freeborn County Soil and Water Conservation District, has served the area for 75 years. District technician Senja Viktora talked about how the district came to be.
CBS News: Fluctuating weather has Massachusetts farms concerned about losing crops As the temperature continues to fluctuate, farmers in Massachusetts said they’re nervous about what’s next.
USDA: Fridays on the Farm: Inspiring the Next Generation of Women Conservationists This Friday meet fourth-generation cattle ranchers Nancy, Merry, and Susie Calhoun of Livermore, California. Inspired by their parents, these sisters have a deep love for natural resources and agriculture. They’re focused on being a model for other ranchers, particularly female ranchers, on all things related to conservation and sustainability.
Bladen Online: Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District Champions Future Environmental Leaders In a remarkable initiative to foster environmental awareness and conservation among the youth, the Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District has once again highlighted its commitment to nurturing future stewards of our planet.
Agriculture Dive: ‘The nightmare is not over’: Record Texas wildfire devastates cattle industry Massive wildfires continue to burn through the Texas panhandle, devastating the region’s agriculture communities as agencies work to understand the full extent of the damage. |