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We aren't afraid of the weeds. The people living in rural America deserve a serious and in-depth look at the issues and forces impacting their communities.

Plantar cultivos de cobertura es una herramienta valiosa para mejorar la salud del suelo. A medida que crece el impulso en torno a esta práctica que alguna vez fue un nicho, los productores están descubriendo más formas de hacer que los cultivos de cobertura funcionen.
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El pastoreo prescrito, a veces denominado pastoreo controlado o rotacional, se está convirtiendo en una herramienta popular para los productores ganaderos que buscan mejorar sus pastos o pastizales. Además de su impacto en la salud del suelo y la diversidad ecológica, el pastoreo prescrito puede ayudar a los productores a alcanzar sus objetivos económicos y ganaderos.
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Si bien la labranza ha sido una práctica popular en el Medio Oeste durante décadas, muchos productores están centrando su atención en los métodos de labranza de conservación dados los beneficios tanto para sus operaciones como para el medio ambiente.
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While tillage has been a popular practice in the Midwest for decades, many producers are turning their attention to conservation tillage methods given the benefits to both their operations and the environment. What is conservation tillage? Conservation tillage methods manage the amount and...
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Consulte la última edición de Small Business News, repleta de recursos para emprendedores, quienes buscan ser dueños de su propio negocio y gerentes de pequeñas empresas.
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Check out the latest edition of our Small Business News packed full of resources for entrepreneurs, those looking to own their own business, and small business managers.
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Si está implementando prácticas de conservación en su operación y desea hacer más, el Programa de Administración de la Conservación (CSP) puede ayudarlo a alcanzar sus objetivos.
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If you are implementing conservation practices on your operation and want to do more, the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) can help you achieve your goals.
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Si está implementando prácticas de conservación en su operación y desea hacer más, el Programa de Administración de la Conservación (CSP) puede ayudarlo a alcanzar sus objetivos.
  • Farm and Food
  • Policy
If you are implementing conservation practices on your operation and want to do more, the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) can help you achieve your goals.
  • Farm and Food
  • Policy
Si está implementando prácticas de conservación en su operación y desea hacer más, el Programa de Administración de la Conservación (CSP) puede ayudarlo a alcanzar sus objetivos.
  • Farm and Food
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If you are implementing conservation practices on your operation and want to do more, the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) can help you achieve your goals.
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Applying for federal grants can be an intimidating and time-consuming process, especially for rural communities that may have limited capacity to complete the application process. With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, unprecedented amounts of funding are available to rural communities for infrastructure, energy, and conservation projects.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering funds for clean drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in rural areas. Eligible Projects Funds can be used for acquisition, construction, or repairs of the following...
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For the holidays, I purchased a Thanksgiving Bounty Box (pounds and pounds of fresh veggies) from One Farm Market in Logan, Iowa. During the past year, our local foods work has accelerated in southwest Iowa and, with family ties to Logan, I was especially interested in One Farm Market. Owner Danelle Meyer has been featured in one of our case studies on innovative local foods access and she was a speaker at our first-ever Southwest Iowa Local Foods Summit in early November.
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This 2024 calendar illustrates month-by-month the accomplishments you helped us achieve in 2023.
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Consulte la última edición de Small Business News (Noticias para pequeñas empresas), repleta de recursos para emprendedores, quienes buscan ser dueños de su propio negocio y administradores de pequeñas empresas.
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Rural hospitals provide vital health care services to their communities, but many have been forced to close in recent years because of increasing financial challenges. To help keep essential facilities open, Congress created a new type of licensure in December 2020 that provides supportive funding to maintain small rural hospital operations under certain conditions.
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¿Está considerando implementar un mercado de agricultores en su comunidad? ¿Quiere mejorar su alcance en el mercado de agricultores? El Manual para gerentes de mercados de agricultores de Nebraska reúne ideas, inspiración y conocimientos de los mercados de agricultores de todo Nebraska. Es la culminación de investigación, experiencia práctica y entrevistas con gerentes de mercado, proveedores y profesionales.
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Are you considering implementing a farmers market in your community? Do you want to improve your farmers market outreach? The Nebraska Farmers Market Manager Handbook brings together ideas, inspiration, and insight from farmers markets across Nebraska. It is the culmination of research, hands-on experience, and interviews with market managers, vendors, and professionals.
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