Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Farmers Weekly A committee of MPs has accused the government of having a “worrying degree of complacency” on rural mental health issues. The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) select committee spoke out after the government rejected its calls for targeted action on the issue.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There's a gap between essential legal support infrastructure in rural areas versus urban. Rural residents often face major challenges accessing legal services and representation. Equal access?

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Farm income from diversification is steadily rising, says Savills’ Rural Tourism and Leisure report. Farmers Weekly Diversification usually allows farmers more control over the prices they charge for goods and services than they have over farmgate values for produce.

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NASDA

JULY 18, 2023

Letter Dear Chairwoman Stabenow, Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Boozman, and Ranking Member Scott: We write to you today in support of the “ReConnecting Rural America Act,” which was introduced by Senators Welch and Marshall in the Senate and Representatives Nunn, Craig, LaHood, and Sorensen and others in the House.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As well as delaying the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by five years, Mr Sunak has announced a nine-year delay in […] The post Rural support for Rishi Sunak’s green policy shift appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Farmers Weekly The government has revealed plans to improve broadband access for about 100,000 homes and businesses in rural parts of the UK. See also: Is this Britain’s most […] The post Improved broadband access coming to 100,000 rural homes appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Removing the current tax treatment of these awards will allow more ranchers and farmers in rural America to gain better access to a wide array of veterinary services needed for their livestock and poultry. Every American community deserves ready access to veterinarians.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 4, 2023

Farmers Weekly The government announced the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) in 2022 as a top-up to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). A total of £110m is ringfenced in the REPF for local authorities to provide capital grants to businesses and organisations in rural areas, with the aim of creating jobs and promoting economic growth.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Farmers Weekly Farmers and people living in “hard to reach” rural communities must not be overlooked in the race to upgrade traditional landline phones to new digital services, the NFU has said.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 21, 2023

Farmers Weekly New legislation has been passed which should make it less attractive for rural criminals to target quad bikes and ATVs by requiring manufacturers to fit immobilisers and other theft prevention measures.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 16, 2023

The Renters (Reform) Bill, introduced to parliament by the government on 17 May 2023 and described by rural land agents as the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in decades, will remove much […] The post What renter reform means for rural residential landlords appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As all medically important antibiotics transition to prescription only and rural veterinarian numbers dwindle, livestock producers are caught in the crossfire.

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Western FarmPress

MAY 14, 2024

The Aurora Borealis was a sight to behold, as they were visible farther south at farms and rural areas from the Upper Midwest to the Delta and beyond.

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Food Tank

MAY 3, 2024

Even though we live in rural Iowa, kids don’t have access,” says Melissa Beermann, Monona County Director for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Everybody assumes that it’s just farm country, but most kids live in town or if they do live rural, they don’t own property.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Mick and his military colleagues would spend days “doing lots of recce” before they did the move on the […] The post Video: Former SAS soldier on a mission to combat rural crime appeared first on Farmers Weekly The covert operations mainly involved working against terrorism, looking for hidden devices, weapons and explosives.

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USDA Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

Rural Development Leadership Network (RDLN) President Starry Krueger is working to keep people on their traditional lands, and to keep the land grounded in agriculture.

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Global Agtech Initiative

MARCH 7, 2024

The post CNH Supports Expanded Rural Connectivity in Latin America appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. CNH brings 4G network connectivity and digital services to 500,000 hectares of countryside in the province of Buenos Aires.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Texas Rural Leadership Program strengthens leaders, community engagement When Craig Rotter, Ph.D., took the lead of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Texas Rural Leadership Program, TRLP, it offered him the perfect opportunity to blend service and problem solving.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

My Generation: Here’s why good veterinarians matter to rural communities all across Illinois.

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Texas A&M AgriLife Research seeks to fill gaps in veterinary service In communities throughout Texas, the veterinarian serves as the cog of livestock and animal care, yet many rural areas are experiencing a historical lack of veterinary service.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 8, 2024

From improved telehealth services to reimagined small-town hospitals, the National Rural Health Association is working to help folks in farm country tap into more and better medical care options.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Is it farmers and ranchers or foreign or domestic investors buying land in the rural Southwest?

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 16, 2024

Laura Kelly highlighted rural concerns in her Jan. Kansas Gov. 10 speech.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JANUARY 18, 2024

The partnership to expand rural connectivity to farmers through satellite communications will have far-reaching implications. The post Rural Connectivity Gets a Major Boost: 5 Things to Know About the John Deere-SpaceX Deal appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 24, 2024

This month’s Rural Mainstreet Index marks the fifth-straight month where the index has been below the growth neutral mark.

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Global Agtech Initiative

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The post Trimble Addresses Rural Connectivity with Automatic Stream Switching for Corrections appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. Automatic stream switching allows farmers to access the best available means of receiving RTX corrections, minimizing downtime.

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Agwired

MARCH 26, 2024

Johansen says the company, which launched in 2020, has grown exponentially. “We have a little bit under 3,000 users on the platform and that represents 42 states,” he said. “The platform is easy to use.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Stabenow, Crapo introduce Rural Veterinary Workforce Act.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Secretary Vilsack and President Biden at the White House, July 2023 President Joe Biden and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will visit a family farm in Minnesota today to highlight the administration’s investments in rural America and efforts to support local farmers and communities. Vilsack Rural America Investment event 29:30

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RR2CS

AUGUST 28, 2023

Will widespread adoption of regenerative agriculture automatically lead to the rejuvenation of rural communities? By Derek Leahy I have been given this amazing opportunity to travel Canada and interview agricultural producers about regenerative agriculture for the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast. What is it going to take?

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The agency has been working on rural policy development and grassroots agriculture programming for five decades.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Farm Safety Roundup is a new podcast series designed to promote health and safety culture to farmers, their families, and their workforce by advancing the conversation on prevention as a powerful tool. In this series, you’ll learn strategies to prevent illness and injury, as well as be connected to resources to keep workers safe.

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Farming First

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Transforming Africa's food systems relies on empowering rural women, responsible for producing staple foods, with the same resources as men. The post Rural Women Play a Transformative Role in Food Systems appeared first on Farming First.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 8, 2024

Planting corn directly into a living cover crop before it is killed by herbicide or tillage is not something growers would have considered 30 years ago, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural affairs soil management specialist Jake Munroe. More and more farmers, however, are now willing to take the leap thanks to advances.

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AgriLife Today

JANUARY 26, 2024

Read More → The post Statewide workshops to connect new rural landowners with natural resource personnel appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

President Joe Biden announced new rural investments during a visit to a farm in Minnesota Wednesday. ” “My plan is about investing in rural America,” said Biden. ” “My plan is about investing in rural America,” said Biden. “It’s about something else as well.

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Daily Yonder

MARCH 28, 2023

Extreme Weather: Tornado Edition Last weekend, tornadoes tore through the South, devastating rural towns. Mississippi has the fourth-highest number of rural hospitals at risk of closure in the United States, according to reporting from the Mississippi Free Press. This is common in rural communities.

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