Earth Day Edition of Farm and Food News 4/22/11

Rural Development honors water quality management this Earth Day

USDA Rural Development is celebrating Earth Day by announcing projects to improve water quality and benefit rural residents. As part of the celebration, USDA is providing $105 million in funding for 53 water, wastewater, and community facilities projects across the country.

USDA and EPA officials tour Iowa farms

Secretary

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IPM Research Helps Washington’s Renowned Wine Industry Get Greener

Washington’s Yakima Valley, a terrain of rugged hillsides and golden desert, is one of the top wine regions in the country. With an ideal climate for grapes and well-drained soils deposited by prehistoric floods, the valley is home to a third of the state’s vineyards. But the region’s many growers of

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