New program for food sustainability
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program will fund 740 initiatives that will be used for sustainable food production practices.
All 50 states, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, received grants from the USDA to strengthen specialty farms
and create jobs
Grains exceeded expectations this week compared to last week’s reports as corn-belt harvest picks up and heavy rain in dry areas helped with wheat.
The USDA Dept of Agriculture in Missouri reports that grains have dropped: wheat is 31-42 cents lower, corn is 24-36 cents lower, and soybeans are 51 – 78 cents lower
50 Local farms in the Meatpacking District this weekend
Event: 2nd Annual Good Food Fest in the Meatpacking District on Sunday, October 9th
Time: 11am – 4pm
Free to attend. Purchase tickets to sample food from 50 local family farms and New York City chefs
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