| WRDA signing marks third consecutive 2-year passage |
| When the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018 was signed into law as part of “America’s Water Infrastructure Act” on Oct. 23, it marked the third consecutive time Congress passed a two-year waterways bill after a seven-year hiatus between the 2007 and 2014 bills. |
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| ILSI dedicated to informing, helping immigrant workforce |
| It’s not uncommon for migrant farm workers to receive nowhere near the level of pay and living conditions they were promised. Even if they know their legal rights, many stay in dire situations because their life here is still better than at home, or they’re threatened with harm or deportation. |
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| USDA pledging $9.4M to train & equip disabled, veteran farmers |
| The USDA is renewing its commitment to help military veterans return to or break into farming, which also helps fills a need for new blood, with the average age of a farmer now close to 60, and meeting growth in demand for locally grown produce. |
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| Behind the scenes, legislators still working toward a farm bill |
| The 2018 farm bill is not finished, but not forgotten either, as it remains a priority in both the U.S. House and the Senate. |
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| Sunbelt Expo forges on despite hurricane damage close to site |
| Less than one week after Hurricane Michael followed a track just minutes to the west of Moultrie, the 41st Sunbelt Ag Expo opened its gates to visitors. Setup was already underway when Michael hit, and was only suspended for 36 hours. |
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| Farm & Tech Expo to host drone giveaways and demos |
| Would you like to have a free Phantom 4 drone to help scout your fields? Be at the Indiana Farm Equipment and Technology Expo Dec. 11-13 for a chance at winning one of three. |
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| New York company to build solar farm, north of Detroit |
| A New York-based solar power company has announced plans to construct a solar power farm in Shiawassee County. |
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| Hemp soaring to new heights thanks to Kentucky company |
| Hemp will soon be finding new room – one might say space – for studies. |
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| Canadian hemp firm breaks ground on Kentucky facility |
| AgTech Scientific has just broken ground for a new 50,000 square-foot facility on 10 acres in Bourbon County. The facility is part of AgTech’s plan to work with Kentucky farmers to grow hemp, and to partner with the University of Kentucky (UK) on research. |
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| EPA shuffles science oversight, cutting scientific review panels |
| The U.S. EPA’s move to discontinue its Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) and disband the agency’s critical science review panels leaves the U.S. president without the agency’s top science counsel – a post created in 1992 to advise administrations on scientific research underpinning health and environmental regulations. |
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