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While current interest rates can be a barrier to small businesses or agricultural operations, Missouri's new treasurer says a program administered by his office can provide a big help.
Making the transition from active duty to civilian life can be a difficult and sometimes lonely challenge for U.S. military veterans.
By Jordyn Harrison for Yes! Media.Broadcast version by Jordyn Harrison and Jonah Chester for Illinois News Connection reporting for the YES! Media-Public News Service Collaboration From 100 feet in the air, the parcel at 500 N. ...
While it isn't a new concept, a new movement is growing in agriculture toward the use of practices that restore soil quality by mimicking nature. Restorative agriculture recognizes the key principles of keeping soil covered and undisrupted, maximizing crop diversity, keeping roots in the ground year-round and integrating livestock. Soil scientist and farmer Francis Thicke explained that these basic principles are found in natural ecologies such as forests and prairies. ...
Ohio is the sixth-largest state with beginning farmers, and new funding is available to help those just entering the business to survive the challenges spurred by the pandemic. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association's Beginning Farmer Program is taking applications for Pandemic Relief Microgrants ranging from $500 to $5,000. Program coordinator Robin Hackett explained the unpredictability and supply chain disruptions of the past two years have been especially tough for early career farmers who are more vulnerable to disruptions. ...