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    Tag:  USDA

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    Letter writer: Describing the ‘politics of the right’

    Posted on July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 by Letters

    “I would like to resurrect an old word that I rarely hear these days to describe the ‘politics of the right.'”

    3.9 K views5LettersOpinion

    Small bites: Giving tastes good at Appalachia­n Vintner

    Posted on December 23, 2015December 21, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

    A silent auction at Appalachian Vintner raises money for local charities; a grant allows the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project to coordinate a conference on farm-to-school programs; the Biltmore Estate adds a new restaurant; and Season’s at Highland Lake offers a Christmas Eve buffet.

    6.5 K views+BeerBusinessFoodFood NewsNonprofitsWine & Spirits

    U.S. Forest Service tracks wildlife responses to fire restoratio­n in Pisgah National Forest

    Posted on September 16, 2014September 16, 2014 by Xpress Contributor

    It was my first prescribed burn. After weeks of training, and months of anticipation, I was finally on the ground – drip torch in hand – ready to apply fire to restore the mixed pine-hardwood forests at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the Grandfather Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest.

    6.2 K views+EnvironmentNews
    Cherokee, other tribal farmers seek compensation based on class-action suit against USDA

    Cherokee, other tribal farmers seek compensati­on based on class-action suit against USDA

    Posted on October 12, 2011October 12, 2011 by Jeff Fobes

    Cherokee and other Native American farmers have until Dec. 27 to claim damages as a result of a class-action suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The settlement allows up to $760 million in monetary relief.

    1.7 K views+Community News
    The Green Scene

    The Green Scene

    Posted on November 19, 2008March 20, 2015 by Margaret Williams

    Corn and tomatoes are both water hogs on the farm. But in North Carolina’s continuing drought, the first crop suffered heavy losses for the second consecutive year, while the latter prospered. That’s the nature of farming, perhaps, but at least for some growers hit hard by the drought, help may come not from rain but […]

    1.1 K views+EnvironmentSustainability
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