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With farmland on the decline across Frederick County, it has become especially important to educate families on farm-to-table facts and support agricultural entrepreneurs in the community, says founder of Frederick
The House Ag Committee on Thursday will mark up the House farm bill. House Ag Chair GT Thompson told AgriTalk the panel will have the votes to clear the panel, but he has yet to receive any firm Democratic support.
Think sprouts but better. Microgreens are the baby versions of a full-grown vegetable but with a lot more nutrients, and they’re cropping up more and more in Tucson through local farms and restaurants.
USDA is expanding and enhancing crop insurance product for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops and considering some additional steps that could help address the sector’s priorities. But some additional funding and statutory authority may be needed in the next farm bill to make changes sought by growers, according to the Risk Management Agency.
Improvements are part of a comprehensive effort to improve risk management tools and other programs for wider variety of producers.