Midwest Policy Manager @Farmland. Can't we have nice things, like, clean water and healthy soils?
Joined May 2021
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Max Webster retweeted
25 Oct 2022
The New England Farmland, Access, Succession, and Transfer Support Grant from @Farmland is providing grants of up to $5,000 to help producers gain or keep access to farmland. Hurry! Applications are due by November 4th. ambrook.com/funding/ne-fast
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Max Webster retweeted
18 Oct 2022
50 yrs. ago today, Congress passed the #CleanWaterAct. Our #Water Initiative Director, Michelle Perez, PhD, & Climate Initiative Director, Bianca Moebius-Clune, PhD explain & offer recs. on how the USDA Climate-Smart Commodities funds & climate focus can benefit #waterquality. š§
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14 Oct 2022
Check-out @Farmland-Midwest's very own Jean Brokish on @WBEZreset. Climate-smart ag starts with #healthysoils! : wbez.org/stories/how-illinoiā¦ #climatesmart #regenerative
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Max Webster retweeted
13 Oct 2022
As a veteran farmer or rancher, you are eligible for certain #cropinsurance benefits designed to help you as you start your operation. bit.ly/3dVUw5S
ALT veteran farmer
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Max Webster retweeted
7 Oct 2022
Does the soil health narrative need to change in IL? Stacy Zuber, @USDAĀ @NRCS_IllinoisĀ soil health specialist, says yes. See why Illinois lags behind its Midwestern neighbors in conservation efforts and click for a directory of cover crop incentives: farmprogress.com/conservatioā¦
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Max Webster retweeted
5 Oct 2022
"The greatest motivation is to try to reduce the nitrate load going into the streams and rivers.. Iām familiar with the hypoxia in the Gulf. Everyone needs to be part of the solution.ā
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Max Webster retweeted
4 Oct 2022
Loretta Lynn was more than a country music icon, she was an ally to farmers and a promoter of soil conservation, even recording PSAs for NRCS' predecessor, the Soil Conservation Service, in the summer of 1980. bit.ly/3yeRV1c
ALT Album cover of Loretta Lynn Public Service Announcements from 1980.
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3 Oct 2022
In 1989, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, counseled that āa prudent person takes every precaution to prevent potential disaster..." farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/20ā¦
Max Webster retweeted
3 Oct 2022
Watch a short video to find out how two Midwest farmers are embracing regenerative practices to build #soilhealth, reduce GHG emissions, and leave a lasting legacy. nature.ly/3fCDyxA
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Max Webster retweeted
30 Sep 2022
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Max Webster retweeted
29 Sep 2022
Happening Now!
Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing an Abundant Future with @Farmland
Join at bit.ly/220929AFT
#SmartGrowthOrgWebinars
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Max Webster retweeted
29 Sep 2022
What ARE the economic benefits of #Soilhealth ? Good news from @Farmland
farmland.org/aft-and-nrcs-siā¦
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Max Webster retweeted
29 Sep 2022
Excited to share that we have received $2M over 2 years in a @USDA_NRCS cooperative agreement to expand our Soil Health Economics Accelerator Team to enhance our #soilhealth economic & environmental case study tool kit & case study work!
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Max Webster retweeted
27 Sep 2022
Each 1% of US cropland adopting an adaptive soil health system could deliver an estimated $37 million of on-farm value through greater productivity. This is just one way practicing #ClimateSmartAgriculture can benefit farmers while tackling climate change. #InflationReductionAct
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Max Webster retweeted
28 Sep 2022
āIām working towards sustainability by copying Mother Nature, and Mother Nature doesnāt till.ā bit.ly/3xG4Mth #soilhealth
ALT planting and harvesting images showing the results of no-till.
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Max Webster retweeted
28 Sep 2022
A good reminder!
24 Sep 2022
Whether you're behind the wheel of the grain truck or an SUV, road safety during harvest season means being extra cautious, approaching slowly, making complete stops, and avoid passing in unsafe situations. #Harvest22
@ILAgriculture
@ILStatePolice
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27 Sep 2022
"Though the causes of the countryās most serious environmental risks are well-known, and solutions are shown to work, politically powerful industrial sectors are impeding the capacity of the states and Congress to act." I repeat: WE KNOW THE SOLUTIONS!!! bridgemi.com/michigan-enviroā¦
Max Webster retweeted
27 Sep 2022
āļø We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with @EdelenRenewable & @Arcadia, Farmers Powering Communities, to combat #climatechange through #solar energy development while protecting Americaās farmland and ranchland. #smartsolar
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Max Webster retweeted
27 Sep 2022
Join me at 11 a.m. ET this morning for a Livestream to introduce a new venture bringing together those working to feed the š with those working to āļøā”ļøAmerica bit.ly/FPC-FAPA #energytwitter #Solar
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