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It’s National Honeybee Day. DYK honeybees communicate with one another in the hive through dance, changing the angle of their dance at the same rate as the sun moving through the sky? 🐝💃🌞 This is how they direct one another to feeding locations.

Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands: We’re here to help you prepare, recover and build long-term resilience to natural disasters like Hurricane Erin. Find out how our disaster assistance programs can help if your operation receives impacts from the storm

Is a Marketing Assistance Loan a tool to add to your business plan? Don’t let the word “loan” mislead you, this isn’t your typical loan program. Offered by @usdaFSA, these allow commodity farmers to store crops at harvest time to sell when market conditions are most favorable.

RMA encourages oyster producers to attend a webinar on Aug. 27 to learn more about the Shellfish crop insurance program. Add it to your calendar:

Reminder for nursery growers! Our Nursery Value Select webinar is this Thursday at 2 p.m. Eastern. This is your opportunity to learn more and ask questions. Add it to your calendar:

USDA's crop indemnity maps are updated bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Here’s the latest map published July 30, and you can find all the maps at

Stephanie uses regenerative methods that prioritize ecological health and sustainable farming at her farm, Hillhouse Pastures, in Lafayette County, Mississippi. She contacted her local @USDA_NRCS to make it all happen.

Don't let paperwork slow down your growth. With a account, you can manage loans, request conservation help, and access farm records online. It's time to harvest the power of technology.

After retirement, beginning farmers Darla and Jim looked to their community and USDA for guidance on how to enhance their livestock operation. @NRCS_TN sent over a soil conservationist to assess the land, and provided assistance with fencing, streambank stabilization, and more!

"We believe in taking care of the ground and the ground will take care of you.” In Kentucky, the Lesters grow corn, wheat and soybeans on ~7,000 acres, and implement CRP, cover crops, strip tillage, buffer strips, and field borders. 🏆 @NRCS_KY.

Leaving crop residue on the surface acts like a protective blanket for your soil. No-till farming helps: reduce erosion, conserve moisture, improve organic matter, and support beneficial soil organisms. Remember, healthy soil = healthy crops!

Joe O’Hara’s 120-acre Pennsylvania orchard is on hilly terrain that causes severe washouts during heavy rain (photo 1). A visit with @USDA_NRCS helped Joe address his challenges (photo 2) and improve conservation (photo 3).

To hold office or vote in USDA Farm Service Agency county committee elections, there are specific provisions for American Indian and Alaska Native citizens. Learn more about county committees and make sure your voice is heard:

We’ve got our “eyes” 🥔 on the People's Garden at @USDA headquarters, where the taters have been tatin’. Last week, Natalie, an employee at@USDA NRCS harvested potatoes that will be sent to DCCentralKitchen to feed hungry neighbors in the DC area.

RMA invites nursery producers to join an informational workshop on Aug. 7th to learn about the Nursery Value Select (NVS) pilot program. Learn more:

This Friday visit a Yup’ik community in Hooper Bay, Alaska. @USDA_NRCS is working with the community to conserve and protect critical habitats in that support subsistence.

Join us Thursday at 1 pm ET for a tax webinar where we'll provide an overview of the implications of taking a limited deduction for the residual fertilizer purchased along with farmland. Register:

Coming soon to the mailboxes of our mushroom growing friends: the 🍄 mushroom inquiry. 🍄 In early July, @usda_nass will be contacting mushroom growers to ask about growing areas, production, the value of sales for the 2024-2025 season. Respond at

Does your operation qualify as “urban”? We’ve got addresses and contact information for urban Service Centers located throughout the county at

Considering joining your local committee? Hear from Marcia Lyons of Alna, Maine, about how serving on her local committee how enabled her to make a difference.