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AgNet Weekly: ASTA Farm Bill Recommendations
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Disappointment in Biden Veto of WOTUS Resolution
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AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-07-23
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Reforms to Federal Milk Pricing Sought by Industry Groups
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Federal Disaster Declaration to Aid Recovery Efforts in California
…home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.” Severe storm systems have taken…
Dairy Farm Innovations Yield Environmental Benefits
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Biden Encouraged to Follow Congressional Approval of WOTUS Repeal
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Application Tips to Protect Your Operation from Fire Ants
…requirements. Their market-tested programs are designed to help large-scale operations eliminate fire ants with confidence. Extinguish® Professional Fire Ant Bait runs the gamut of application locations and can be applied anywhere…
AgNet Weekly: Food as Medicine
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USDA Announces Additional Help for Distressed Farmers
…financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section…
Almond Matters: Taking Care of Perennial Grasses in Orchards
…the efficacy of preemergent programs will become apparent and will dictate how strong of a postemergence program might be necessary. “Right now, in the next I think two to three…
VofV: Bountiful Founder and CEO Megan Nunes Wants to Use Satellites to Revolutionize Farming
…provide data-driven insights to farmers. Nunes grew up in an agricultural community, but while attending Cal Poly SLO she worked for an aerospace company. Several years out of college she…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Tree Nuts Safe from Pest Pressures
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