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USDA, Partners Sponsor Free Conservation Resource Workshop for Holualoa Farmers, Ranchers, Foresters

Join the West Hawaiʻi Farmer’s, Rancher’s & Forester’s Resource Workshop, July 25, 3-5:40 p.m. at the Kona Imin Center in Hōlualoa on the Big Island.  Among other resources, you’ll learn how U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs offer farmers, ranchers and landowners financial and technical assistance, farm loans and programs, crop insurance, and tools to improve soil health.

West Hawaiʻi Farmer’s, Rancher’s & Forester’s Resource Workshop
Friday, July 25, 3-5:40 p.m.
Kona Imin Center, 76-5877 Old Government Road, Hōlualoa, Hawaiʻi Island, 96725

The workshop is free to attend. You’ll hear from representatives with the Soil and Water Conservation District, and USDA agencies such as the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency and Rural Development.

Source : usda.gov

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