The so-called roadless rule covers some 30% of all national forest land across the country, but only 2.2% of national forest land in Minnesota 鈥� and all of it outside the Boundary Waters.
The bacterial insecticide 鈥� nontoxic to people, animals and bees 鈥� can only be applied during a short period in the spring, at a certain moment in an insect's lifespan. The money didn't come in time.
After the COVID-19 pandemic, USDA set up programs to enhance regional food systems. Now, businesses that received awards to expand their businesses face uncertainty due to a federal funding freeze.
Dana Ashford-Kornburger, national climate coordinator for USDA鈥檚 Natural Resources Conservation Service, said money from the Inflation Reduction Act will provide more funding for EQIP, CSP and more.
Paul Bunyan Communications has been awarded a $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to expand its fiber optic broadband services to portions of Hubbard, Itasca and St. Louis Counties.
USDA Rural Development is now accepting applications for very low to low-income individuals and families seeking to purchase or repair a home in a rural area.
As one generation prepares to retire, there's a need for younger people to learn the trade of meat processing and fill their shoes. Ridgewater College has stepped in to provide the training.
The Conservation Stewardship Program, delivered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, is highly popular with farmland owners in North Dakota as a way to increase environmentally-friendly practices. Todd C. Hagel, assistant state conservation, describes the basics in the rules.
A series of April blizzards created a 鈥渓ong tail鈥� of cattle illnesses, including pneumonia and scours. Losses range from zero to hundreds of calves, on top of record-setting drought and low feed and forage supplies. The numbers hide some of the effects 鈥� the loss in value when either a calf or a cow is lost, leaving orphans.
