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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

We write to express our gratitude for your efforts to advance the 2024 farm bill within your jurisdictions and to seek your continued support for passing this critical legislation before the end of the year. If Congress does not come together this year to enact a bipartisan farm bill, the legislative process will begin anew in the 119th Congress.

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Good Goats Make Good Neighbors

Civil Eats

In rural Mariposa County, where many large, historic ranches have been replaced by smaller residential parcels that can easily get overgrown, Happy Goat provides help. Happy Goat’s humans also assist by doing some pruning to ensure that clearance extends to six vertical feet.

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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

Once home to orchid farms, the neighborhood, which lies about half an hour from downtown Honolulu, still retains a rural air, complete with roaming chickens, despite an influx of residential development. Because the sellers wanted to keep the land productive, Mau thinks it made their offer attractive. Kaʻinapu Cavasso agrees.

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Can a Farm Generate Solar Power and Blueberries at Once?

Daily Yonder

Bushes with more leaves require more pruning, Calderwood said, noting that the shaded areas also saw lots of weeds and a high incidence of disease. “At Emmett Gartner covers accountability and Maine’s rural communities as a Roy W. It’s a whole different world.” Howard Fellow through the Scripps Howard Fund.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

We appreciate the efforts of committee leaders to develop a farm bill and their recognition of farmers’ contributions to provide food, feed, fuel, and fiber to consumers here at home and abroad.

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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants

ATTRA

Although cutting leaves may slow fruit production, it’s often a necessary part of plant pruning. As farmers who work in unpredictable climates, we know the importance of growing a diverse range of foods and harvesting various parts to make up for times when cash crops are scarce. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Industry Ag News 2/9

Agwired

Agri-Pulse welcomed CHS as the platinum sponsor for the 2024 Ag & Food Policy Summit focused on “Revitalizing Rural Revenues.” In a recently published study , researchers noted that two cultivars that originated in Italy grew vigorously, and received little pruning before bearing fruit.