Category: Agriculture
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USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs to Increase Financial Freedom, Resilience and Profitability for Agricultural Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces changes to the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Farm Loan Programs, effective Sept. 25, 2024 — changes that are intended to increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable.
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El USDA anuncia los tipos de interés de los préstamos de Agosto de 2024 para los productores agrícolas (Bilingual Post)
El Departamento de Agricultura de EE.UU. (USDA) anunció las tasas de interés de préstamos para agosto de 2024, que son efectivas a partir del 1 de agosto de 2024.
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Where’s Xochitl, Now? Part Eight
At her first stop of the day this morning, Deputy Secretary Torres Small was in Carpinteria, California, to tour Hollandia Produce Group, which recently received a Rural Energy for America Program grant to implement energy efficiency systems.
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Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $268K en salarios atrasados, compensación para 76 trabajadores de planta procesadora de cebollas (Bilingual Post)
El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recuperó $268,417 en salarios atrasados y compensación por daños para 76 trabajadores tras descubrir que su empleador los alojaba en condiciones deficientes y eximía a muchos del pago de horas extras, en violación de regulaciones federales.
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What are “Acequias”, and why is our broader community getting a piece of $400 Million in Federal Funds to manage them?
The term acequias has come across the desk at Las Cruces Digest several times in the past week. This post explores what all of the attention is about.
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New Mexico 4-H program announces leadership team
Five officers and five ambassadors were selected and elected for the 2024-25 New Mexico 4-H Leadership Team
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Where’s Xochitl, Now? Part Six: She’s with the E. Kika De La Garza Fellows
This week, USDA officials, including Deputy Secretary Torres Small, welcomed 32 faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Hispanic-Serving School Districts around the nation to the 2024 class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows.