Federal agriculture funding is a vital resource, but immigrant producers face language and cultural obstacles to benefiting from it.
Tag: USDA
Posted inEnvironment
Lo que se pierde en la traducción: Como las barreras producidas por el USDA dejan abandonados a los agricultores y los ganaderos inmigrantes
Los fondos federales para la agricultura son recursos esenciales, pero los productores inmigrantes se enfrentan con barreras lingüísticas y culturales que no les permiten sacar provecho de ellos
Posted inHealth & Welfare
USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, veggies
U.S. agriculture officials proposed changes Thursday to the federal program that helps pay the grocery bills for low-income pregnant women, babies and young children, including extending a bump in payments for fresh fruits and vegetables allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inFailure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare
Most nitrate, coliform in Kewaunee County wells tied to animal waste
The latest findings from a study of drinking water wells and their surroundings finds manure from cows that is stored or spread on farm fields poses the highest risk for certain contaminants.
Posted inEnvironment, Exotic and Exploited?, Government, Health & Welfare
Limits to exotic pets in Wisconsin loom, but critics cite several loopholes
Many fear proposed exemptions would limit the bill’s impact in a state where nearly any nonnative creature can be kept as a pet.
Posted inExotic and Exploited?, Government
Enforcement of exotic animal laws handled by several agencies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is the primary agency responsible for policing the exotic animal trade. But other state and federal agencies play a role.