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Grassley Presses Administration on New Rural Mental Health Law
Grassley Presses Administration on New Rural Mental Health Law
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley wants to know the latest when it comes to the Seeding Rural Resilience Act.  Grassley sent a letter to the Department of Agriculture as well as Health and Human Services.  The legislation, approved in 2020, is designed to curb the rising rate of suicide in rural communities, via the National Defense Authorization Act.  Grassley’s law re...
PNWCA To Host Hybrid Annual Meeting Monday
PNWCA To Host Hybrid Annual Meeting Monday
The PNW Canola Association’s annual meeting will take place Monday January 31st, and this year’s event will be a hybrid event, both on-line and in person in Spokane. Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the PNW Canola Association said the event is open to members and non-members alike and they will recap the struggles and successes of the 2021 season, as well as legislative issues in D.C. as well
NIFA Announces $25M Investment in Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
NIFA Announces $25M Investment in Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
On Wednesday, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced $25 million for 50 grants supporting Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network State Department of Agriculture projects. The USDA said long before the pandemic caused an increase in stress around the world, stress-related mental health was already a rising concern across farm communities coast to coast. ...

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