Agriculture Revitalizing Rural America
Know You Farmer. Know Your Food.
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| ELGIN, Minn, Nov. 3, 2009 NAL receives Award for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program
ELGIN, Minn, Nov. 3, 2009 – The USDA today announced the award of more than $17 million in grants to 29 institutions to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers and enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture. Among the Awards was USDA National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Md. for $1,498,137. |
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 | Farm Service Agency
United States Department of Agriculture.
"Farm Service Agency is equitably serving all farmers, ranchers, and agricultural partners through the delivery of effective, efficient agricultural programs for all Americans." |
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 | NRCS Conservation Programs
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Lists all of NRCS's natural resources conservation programs. These programs help people increase wildlife habitat, reduce soil erosion, reduce damages caused by natural disasters, enhance water supplies and improve water quality. |
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 | Energy Programs
USDA. Rural Development
Includes information on the Rural Energy for America Programs (REAP). |
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 | Family & Small Farms
USDA. National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
"NIFA administers competitive and non-competitive funding opportunities that help its partners undertake research, education, and extension activities that support the work of farmers and ranchers across the United States." |
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 | Agriculture Outlook Reports
USDA. Economic Research Service.
These are reports that use data to provide agriculture outlooks by product and special reports, like agricultural trade data. |
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Last Modified: Nov 19, 2009 |
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