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Xochitil Torres Small, the USDA’s under secretary for Rural Development, and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., met with Farmers Union members and area processors Monday, June 27.
NDFU Members, Area Processors Meet with USDA Undersecretary
Farmers Union launched a nationwide campaign last September called “Fairness for Farmers.”
This afternoon, members of the public will get to have a say on the management plan for the first new aquatic preserve created in Florida in 32 years. In 2020, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation to create the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve, which will protect some 400,000 acres of seagrass spanning more than 700 square miles along Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco counties. ...
Less than two weeks after the mayor of Huntington issued an emergency declaration over the second large-scale flooding episode to hit the city in the last nine months, elected leaders from across West Virginia, state officials who work on flooding, and the state's chief resilience officer were already scheduled to meet. A flood-planning symposium takes place Wednesday and Thursday this week in Charleston, sponsored by the State Resiliency Office, national organization SBP, and The Pew Charitable Trusts. Matthew Sanders, senior manager of flood-prepared communities for The Pew Charitable Trus...