Local group seeking input to improve water quality, flooding
Aug 3, 2023 · “In the Boone River Watershed, we can approach water quality, flooding, and erosion by looking at the natural boundaries that encompass these problems.” Residents are …
Grants available for Iowa farmers impacted by flooding
IOWA – Grants are available for Iowa farmers impacted by the flooding this spring and ongoing. The Center for Rural Affairs is partnering with Farm Aid and Iowa Farmers Union to provide …
Community conversation on Iowa water quality set in Oakland
Community members are invited to share their experiences with water quality and flooding in the region. Center for Rural Affairs staff Cody Smith will provide context and analysis about the …
Resources offer guidance for producers new to crop insurance
Nov 25, 2024 · “With shifts in weather patterns and extreme events like flooding and drought, it is important that all producers have access to crop insurance, and sometimes this access …
Grants available for Iowa farmers impacted by flooding
WESTERN IOWA – Grants are available for Iowa farmers impacted by the recent flooding. The Center for Rural Affairs is partnering with Farm Aid and Iowa Farmers Union to provide grants …
Center calls on lawmakers to uphold federal contracts and …
Feb 24, 2025 · “Nebraska alone has been slated to receive more than $1.4 billion in investments to address infrastructure needs such as levee repairs to reduce flooding risks, wildfire …
23 groups sign letter urging Congress to invest in rural business
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Days after the House of Representatives passed its version of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, commonly known as the farm bill, rural organizations …
Three South Dakota organizations call for program funding as …
SOUTH DAKOTA – As lawmakers work to finalize the 2018 farm bill, a group of 29 grantees of the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) have signed a letter calling on …
Small business workshops set for October | Center For Rural Affairs ...
“In the last two years, across Nebraska, our small businesses have experienced flooding and a pandemic," said Jessica Campos, Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center director.
National community leadership training coming to Hastings
May 20, 2019 · HASTINGS, NEBRASKA – Community leaders are invited to a free training focusing on community building, sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs, Civity, YWCA …