Agriculture & forestry articles
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Loans available for agricultural losses during April 2 tornadoes
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - The Vanderburgh County Farm Service Agency announced the availability of low-interest loans to cover agricultural losses from last month's tornadoes. The loans are available for agricultural producers in Vanderburgh, Gibson, Posey, Warrick and Henderson counties to repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property. The application deadline is January 7 of []
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Crawfish farmers to receive federal assistance from Department of Agriculture
BATON ROUGE — Crawfish farmers affected by last year's extreme heat and drought will be receiving emergency assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves (R-Baton Rouge) and Troy Carter (D-New Orleans) announced Friday.Graves and Carter led a formal request to the USDA and the Small Business Administration for assistance in February. Their request laid out the authority that Congress had already granted through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock,...
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St. Francis teacher earns agricultural teacher of the year award
Carrie Allord was recognized as Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom’s 2024 Outstanding Teacher Award winner.