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USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs

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billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. Emergency Livestock Relief Program This week, FSA will issue more than $581 million in 2021 and 2022 drought and wildfire emergency relief to eligible ranchers. FSA is closing out the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) for losses suffered in 2021.

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Virginia Tech Receives Record $80m Towards Climate-Smart Farming

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The Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received an $80 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to pilot a program that will pay producers to implement climate-smart practices on farms of all sizes and commodities, an initiative that could have significant impacts on curbing climate-changing gases.

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The Iowa Trout Stream at the Center of a Feedlot Fight

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According to the DNR, any open feedlot operation with 1,000 or more animal units needs to submit a plan to ensure the operation does not over-apply manure to surrounding cropland. All those cattle drink a lot of water,” said Jones, who is an expert witness in the case. The advocates say the pattern is part of a familiar history. “We

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