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Soil at risk: Senate report outlines 25 recommendations for preserving Canada’s soil

Real Agriculture

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has released its report on the importance of soil health.

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Letter supporting farm bill orphan programs

NASDA

agricultural community and they require stable and predictable funding to continue their vital work. As you know, orphan programs often address niche or emerging areas within agriculture which may not receive the same level of attention or resources as other larger programs.

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USDA 1890 National Scholar Connects Field Work with Academics

USDA Blog

Jordyn Ash, a sophomore at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, is a USDA 1890 National Scholar studying plant and soil sciences. Ash applied to the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program during her senior year of high school.

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USDA 1890 National Scholar Program Internships Helped Refine Goals

USDA Blog

Even as a child, Camille Pierre was interested in agriculture. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). With that seed of interest planted, she took agriculture classes throughout high school, grew and maintained her garden, showed livestock, and cross-bred tomatoes.

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Letter supporting America Grows Act

NASDA

Letter Dear Chairs and Ranking Members, As organizations concerned about the future of food and agricultural science, the undersigned are writing to express our support for the America Grows Act of 2023 (S.1628), Food and agriculture remain a pillar of the U.S. Food and agriculture remain a pillar of the U.S.

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Pivot Bio Presents Abstracts on Breakthrough Technology at Research Conference

Agwired

Sustainable agriculture company Pivot Bio presented abstracts on its breakthrough crop nutrition technologies at the 2023 International Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).

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PFI Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award Goes to Joel Gruver

ATTRA

Joel Gruver, a professor of soil science and sustainable agriculture at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, has been chosen to receive the 2024 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award from Practical Farmers of Iowa.