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National Urban Extension Leaders

Get engaged with NUEL! The National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) began in 2013 as a grass-roots effort of a group of passionate and committed urban Extension educators with the mission to advocate and advance the strategic importance and long-term value of urban Extension activities by being relevant locally, responsive statewide, and recognized nationally.

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Urban farming: four reasons it should flourish post-pandemic

Aaron Weibe ·
Good article at conversation.com. Here are four reasons why food growing should become a perennial feature in our gardens, towns and cities after COVID-19. https://theconversation.com/ur...post-pandemic-144133 This is a sample post.
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Purdue Extension Urban Agriculture Publication

Nathan Shoaf ·
This publication summarizes the demographic information of urban agriculturalists in Indiana. The data is part of an urban agriculture needs assessment conducted by Purdue Extension. https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=ID-530-W
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Re: Purdue Extension Urban Agriculture Publication

Jeffery A Young ·
Great information thanks, Nathan.
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Rutgers Releases NJ Urban Agriculture Report & Web Portal

Angela Johnsen ·
In case you missed it in February...view the full press release with links. The portal and the report that frames the Garden State’s challenges and opportunities, were developed as a partnership among NJ Dept. of Agriculture, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, urban farmers, growers and other stakeholders engaged in urban agriculture advocacy, preservation, resources and policy. The web portal is designed to help bridge that gap by offering available state and local resources, sharing knowledge...
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USDA Makes Acreage Reporting Improvements to Allow Flexibility for Urban and Innovative Producers

Marie Ruemenapp ·
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2024 – Urban and innovative agriculture producers will be able to more easily participate in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs as a result of acreage reporting improvements. These improvements, implemented by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, provide more flexibility for reporting acreage on a smaller scale and identifying innovative planting practices like multi-level planting or vertical farming practices. READ MORE HERE
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