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CATCH THESE INFORMATIVE ONLINE EVENTS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE USDA

Nicole Cook

Feb 1, 2022
2 min

CATCH THESE INFORMATIVE ONLINE EVENTS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE USDA

This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. It’s February. It’s cold, dark and snowy. What better time to curl up in front of your computer and learn more about resources that might help you find funding to protect your forested land, help you grow your farm market, help bring broadband to your rural community and to your farm business, or help you learn more about technological innovations in climate mitigation and adaptatio

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Admin

Feb 9, 2018
2 min

Weekly Roundup Feb. 9th

By Sarah Fielder Dicamba Class Actions Consolidated Into Eastern District of Missouri Last week, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation agreed to consolidate the dicamba lawsuits filed against Monsanto in the Eastern District of Missouri. Monsanto had argued that consolidation was not needed, but argued that if the panel did consolidate then it should be in the Eastern District of Missouri. To learn more about the consolidation, click here http://bit.ly/2nPa94F. Far

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Feb 2, 2018
2 min

Weekly Roundup Feb. 2nd

By Sarah Fielder Warmer Winter Causing Drought in Mid-Atlantic Region Less snow this winter in the Mid-Atlantic region is leading to drought conditions according to the National Weather Service. To learn more about drought conditions in the Washington region click here http://wapo.st/2EqbXsw. First Organic Distillery Certified in Maryland McClintock Distilling is the first certified organic distillery in Maryland. The distillery is in Frederick and every aspect of the distil

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May 13, 2016
4 min

Weekly News Update: May 13th Edition

By Mayhah Suri New Report Alleges Cruelty and Endangerment of Poultry Workers A new report by Oxfam America, an arm of the international anti- poverty and injustice group, alleges that poultry industry workers are “routinely denied breaks to use the bathroom” in order to optimize the speed of production. The industry has responded with both concern and denial. Oxfam says it reached out to all of the companies mentioned in the report, but only heard back from two: Tyson Foods

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Paul Goeringer

Jul 10, 2015
4 min

Weekly News Update for July 10, 2015

Happy Friday everyone! Hopefully everyone survived the 4th of July weekend with all his or her fingers and toes (apologies to those of you who lost them). This week we have news and new resources to announce. New Farm Bill Publications: Howard Leathers and myself have pulled together 2 new farm bill publications. Estimated Payments Under the 2014 County Agricultural Risk Coverage Program in Maryland provides estimates by county and crop of potential ARC-Co payments in Mar

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Weekly News Roundup for Week of March 26

Admin

Mar 27, 2015
3 min

Weekly News Roundup for Week of March 26

By Ashley Ellixson Happy Friday (or whenever you are reading this). This week we have new proposed regs from USDA, reminders on deadlines, upcoming workshops, and the state senate clearing the way for a compromise on phosphorus. And on that bomb shell, here is some of the news: Phosphorus – The Maryland Senate referred a bill back to committee, effectively killing it, and leading the way for a larger compromise on phosphorus. Check out Phil Davis’s article on the senate’s

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