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Maine offers farming program for veterans

ORONO, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine is launching a program to offer training in food production to military veterans and farmers with disabilities.
The program is called “Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners and Farmers,” the University of Maine Cooperative Extension said. It is slated to begin in January and will focus on training in small-scale farming for market sales, the extension said.
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Farmers storing corn crop and marketing soybeans
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Christmas tree farms are looking for bright holiday
Doug Hundley, spokesperson for the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA), wants to lay to rest worries over reports of a shortage of Christmas trees.
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2021 ARC and PLC options explored during farm summit
URBANA, Ill. – With the election and enrollment period for the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year now open, decisions must be made by farmers before March 15th, 2021, as to which coverage option they prefer. Among the changes to coverage options for next year’s crop is the ability to declare your coverage preference on an annual – rather than two-year – basis. Under terms of the 2018 Farm Bill, the programs were launched exclusively as two-year policies, but now producers can switch from year to year.
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Midwest plant pathologists get grant to study tar spot
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of Midwest plant pathologists has been awarded a $150,000 Rapid Outcomes for Agricultural Research (ROAR) grant by the Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research (FFAR) to study and mitigate tar spot on corn
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INFB prioritizes broadband access in 2021 during its virtual  Dec. 11 convention
INDIANAPOLIS – Broadband will be the legislative priority for Indiana Farm Bureau (INFB) in 2021, according to Randy Kron, the organization’s president.
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How to plan for 2021 when everything is so uncertain
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Price-fixing probes should
infuriate all Americans
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Selling more grain to livestock industry topic of ISA, ICGA forum
INDIANAPOLIS – Growing Indiana’s livestock industry to sell more grain is a top priority for the state’s corn and soybean checkoffs.
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National No-Tillage Conference goes virtual in January
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – No-Till Farmer has announced it will transition the 2021 National No-Tillage Conference from a live event previously planned in Indianapolis, to a virtual event taking place online Jan. 12-15, 2021. Event information and registration options are available now at www.NoTillConference.com.
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