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FIND THE CONTACT INFO FOR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE HERE The post ACTION ALERT: Last chance to prevent funding cuts to small farm programs & demand winter storm relief appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
FIND THE CONTACT INFO FOR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE HERE The post ACTION ALERT: Last chance to prevent funding cuts to small farm programs & demand winter storm relief appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
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Proverb: “ If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” As the world’s leading regenerative agriculture consulting company, Understanding Ag has the knowledge and experience to move producers successfully along the regenerative path and, most importantly, provide them with the skills and knowledge to keep them on that path after consultation services are completed.
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