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Farmers Gain Improved Access to Small Business Support as PPP Reopens

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(NMPF) — The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is pleased that farmers who run their operations as sole proprietors, independent contractors, or otherwise self-employed individuals will have newly expanded access as soon as today to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under changes made in the COVID stimulus package Congress approved last month. Producers who were denied PPP loans or whose …

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One Herb You Don’t Want to Miss Out on Growing

Dan Herbs, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours

The one herb you don’t want to miss out on growing.  That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If you’ve eaten Mexican food, you have more-than-likely eaten root beer plant chopped in sweet and savory dishes or wrapped around food to form a delicious edible parcel. What you may not realize is that what you were eating was the …

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Herbs and Veggies that can be Grown, Even When it Snows

Dan Herbs, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours

Some herbs and veggies you can grow, even when it snows. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sure, many of us have grown cold tolerant veggies in our gardens, but snow tolerant veggies are on another level. For anyone living in climates with sub-freezing temperatures for several months out of the year, it means a shorter growing season. But …