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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Blackland Cotton & Grain Producers Association Bongards’ Creameries California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association California Association of Wheat Growers California Citrus Mutual California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association California Dairies, Inc.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies (ASA, CSSA, SSSA) AgTexas Farm Credit Alabama Ag Credit Alabama Farm Credit Altamaha Riverkeeper Amcot American Beekeeping Federation American Biogas Council American Bird Conservancy American Chestnut Land Trust American Farm Bureau Federation American Farmland Trust American Pulse Association American Rivers (..)

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Soil Blocking Has Many Benefits. What is It and How Can You Get Started? 

Modern Farmer

Soil blocking is also gaining in popularity because it promotes a healthier root system by utilizing a process known as “air pruning.” To germinate small seeds, I usually begin with a 20-square press (3/4-inch-diameter block size). Due to the freestanding nature of each soil block, the plant roots are exposed to oxygen on all sides.

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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

Small footprint, big potential “Microgreens” is a term used to describe the tender, edible seedlings of various herbs, vegetables and grains typically seeded in shallow, soil-filled trays, grown under natural or artificial light, then harvested within two weeks of germination. Photography submitted by Don DiLillo, Finest Foods.

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This Immersive Farm Apprenticeship is Training the Next Generation of Farmers

Modern Farmer

In the 90-minute ritual, she distributes buckets of grain and hay for the cows’ breakfast, scrapes away animal feces, fills the water trough bucket by bucket, milks the dairy cows, feeds the barnyard cats and new kittens, and shepherds sometimes recalcitrant cows out to pasture. Charlotte Maffie. Photography courtesy of Charlotte Maffie.

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Coalition Letter Supporting USDA Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins

NASDA

Georgia/Florida Soybean Association Global Cold Chain Alliance GO Seed Gowan SeedTech LLC Grain and Feed Association of Illinois Gro Alliance GROWMARK, Inc. Thank you for your consideration, and for your dedication to our nations agricultural community.

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Coalition letter supporting Luke Lindberg’s nomination to be the next Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

NASDA

Almond Alliance American Cotton Shippers Association American Farm Bureau Federation American Feed Industry Association American Seed Trade Association American Sheep Industry Association American Soybean Association American Sugar Alliance AmericanHort Animal Health Institute Associated Milk Producers Inc. Grains Council U.S.