Center for Rural Affairs May 2013 Newsletter

Throw on your cowboy boots, head to the farmers market, and talk about soaring land prices, unseemly regulations, special interests in Congress. Farmers can apply for funds, beginners can take on farm partnerships, young lawyers can go rural. It's all in the May news.

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Center for Rural Affairs April 2013 Newsletter

Small town groceries done right, save on health insurance this fall. Lively conversations on farm bill, concerns over renewable energy work, crop insurance cures. The April news is a downpour of good reads!

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REAP Newsletter Spring 2013

Energy Efficiency for Small Business
Small businesses typically spend 30% more of their operating costs on utility bills than large firms in the same industrial classification. Energy is seen as “the cost of doing business.” But those “fixed” costs can be reduced. Energy efficiency projects help improve your businesses’ cash flow and bottom line.

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Center for Rural Affairs March 2013 Newsletter

The heritage of the western pioneer is a powerful motivator for new farmers and communities. Voices are raised on energy and irrigation. Vision moves you beyond obstacles to forge new bonds. Let's spring forward with the March news.

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Center for Rural Affairs February 2013 Newsletter

21st century farms find the goods, like an amazing opportunity in Oregon. Ah, the Farm Bill: it’s influential, but the fiscal cliff deal slashes one future, energizes another. In health, people inspire, but rates leave much to be desired. Lots to share in the February news, lovin' rural America all the while.

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