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2021 National Ag Day essay contest theme announced

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – In preparation for National Ag Day 2021 on March 23, the Agriculture Council of America (ACA) is hosting an essay contest. The theme for this year is Food Brings Everyone to the Table.

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Post-harvest trade develops

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Farm owned by family of actress Jennifer Lawrence catches fire

Simpsonville, Ky. – Camp Hi-Ho, an area Kentucky summer camp for children, said it will “rebuild and repair” after a portion of the camp caught fire Nov. 27. Hi-Ho, owned by the family of actress Jennifer Lawrence, lost the main barn which served as a sanctuary for a number of activities and attractions the family put on for kids every summer.

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USDA conducts local food marketing practices survey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey this month to look at local and regional food systems, and provide new data on how locally grown food in the United States is marketed and sold.

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CME begins trading water as a commodity this month

CHICAGO. – Amid scarcity in California, water can now be traded as a commodity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). With trading beginning on Dec. 7, the market allows farmers, hedge funds and municipalities to hedge bets on the future price of water and water availability in the American West. Announced in September, the ability to trade the resource was prompted by the area’s worsening heat, drought and wildfires.

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Mid-Ohio Grower’s Meeting will provide 2 days packed full of info

Mt. HOPE, Ohio — The ninth Mid-Ohio Growers’ Meeting continues to grow in popularity. It is packed over two days with tips on everything producers need to raise high quality flowers and produce on any size operation and tips on the business side of produce production.

The 2021 meeting is scheduled for Jan. 7-8, 2021 at the Mt. Hope Event Center, located at 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope, Ohio

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Iowa cattle farm fined $76,000 for runoff

ARMSTRONG, Iowa (AP) — An administrative judge has approved a $76,000 fine against an Iowa cattle feedlot for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging polluted wastewater into the East Fork of the Des Moines River.

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MFB annual meeting goes virtual this year

LANSING, Mich. – Although Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) had to hold its annual meeting this year entirely online, officials at the organization say it was successful.

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No cracks in egg teaching partnership with NAITCO, AEB

PALM COAST, Fla. – There appears to be no cracking in a program teaching students nationwide how eggs wind up on their dinner plates.

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USDA increases certain incentive payments for continuous CRP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA is increasing incentive payments for practices installed on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is upping the Practice Incentive Payment for installing practices, from 5 percent to 20 percent. Additionally, producers will receive a 10 percent incentive payment for water quality practices on land enrolled in CRP’s continuous signup. FSA administers CRP on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation.

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