To enhance American agriculture sustainability and competitiveness, USDA is awarding grants to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers. (Susan Carter and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan)
In an effort to grow a new batch of farmers, the USDA is helping new farmers and ranchers with accessing funding sources. (Susan Carter and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan)
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan talks about her upcoming visit to St. Paul, Minnesota to learn about the things they are doing there with the Farm to School program.
The head of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program says collaborations of university scientists and producers make up applicants for grants. (Rod Bain and Rob Hedberg of S.A.R.E.)
With growing concerns about urban water quality, one means of improvement is breaking up concrete and asphalt on residential properties to allow water into the soil. (Rod Bain and Leslie Allen of University of Nevada Extension)