Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A few days after moving in, concerned neighbors informed her that Ledgeview Farms, a large dairy farm behind her home, was planning to expand, which included building a manure pit to store millions of gallons of waste next to the subdivision. In late 2023, the farm responded with a lawsuit against the town.

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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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ProAg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022. USDA provides substantial economic support for America’s farmers and ranchers through its critical farm program payments. billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers.

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