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A Chicago church won’t be planting fruit trees this spring as climate funds remain frozen
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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Don’t Use The Phrase “Climate Resilient” If You Want US Federal Funding
Farmers and ranchers are finding themselves immersed in a battle over the way they choose their words as they hope to maintain US federal funding. An internal USDA spreadsheet obtained by The Washington Post shows that more than $400 million of climate resilient projects administered through the Natural Resources and … [continued]
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New Agrivoltaic Tool Optimizes Solar Generation And Crop Production
The agrivoltaic movement in the US has lost momentum under the Trump administration, but other countries continue to pursue the dual-use track for profitable, productive farming.
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Chronic wasting disease spreads to deer in Washtenaw County
Chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological ailment, kills deer. It’s been slowly spreading through Michigan. Washtenaw County is the 15th county where the disease has been detected in deer.
U.S. Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
“We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion.”