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Almonds are Under Threat. The Key to Saving Them Could Be in the Soil

Modern Farmer

Treehouse Almonds sources nuts from roughly 50,000 acres in California’s Central Valley, and Gardiner’s family farm provides about 20,000 of them. The farm has changed a lot since his grandfather ran it and grew tomatoes and potatoes. The shells are used in cosmetics, as bedding for livestock and in biofuels.

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Coalition Letter Supporting USDA Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins

NASDA

Rollins spent summers working on her familys farm in Minnesota and participated in all levels of 4-H and FFA. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rollins has been engaged in American agriculture since an early age, baling hay and raising livestock in Glen Rose, Texas. Apple Association U.S. Beet Sugar Association U.S.

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What’s Ahead for Agricultural Policy Under a Trump Administration? 

Trimble Agriculture

A native of Union City, Tennessee, Vaden maintains a close connection to the farming community, helping manage his familys farm. Farm Bill Implementation Vaden helped pass the 2018 farm bill, and hes expected to push for further development of programs introduced, including conservation efforts and risk management tools.