HEARING ...
REQUIREMENTS ELIMINATED ...
DUNS and SAM requirements for farmers cut
NRCS financial program participants no longer need DUNS number, or to register in SAM
REGULATIONS ...
Arkansas AG asks court to halt 2 dicamba rulings
The state Plant Board's dicamba ban took effect last week and will run through October 31
VETERAN FARMERS ...
50 Heroes, $50,000
Tractor Supply, Farmer Veteran Coalition award grants to 50 veterans for farm projects
VOTE NOW! ...
9 chicks competing for #ChickStrong title
Purina Poultry hosting nationwide contest in search for America's strongest chick
MATERIALS AVAILABLE ...
SARE releases soil health, cover crop videos
Now available: 2017 National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health presentations
GREEN IS THE NEW ORANGE ...
Inmates harvest 300 pounds of tomatoes a week
Increases inmates' productivity and teaches them skills they can use after release
AG ABROAD ...
FAO calls for bioeconomy that leaves no one behind
Bio products can improve access to food; sustainably help address climate change
AG ABROAD ...
Egypt bans water-intensive crops
Massive Ethiopian dam built upstream could cut into country's share of the Nile
CONSUMER WASTE ...