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Public News Service: Feds Beef Up Hiring to Help Rural America With Clean Energy Grants

“Federal grant money is flowing in to help farmers and smaller businesses in rural communities adapt to clean energy technology. Minnesota is among the states getting extra staff to help individuals tap into those resources. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to assist with applications for wind, solar and similar projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. 

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360° at the poultry farm: Free-range, free-range and enriched colony housing hens

Video: 360° at the poultry farm: Free-range, free-range and enriched colony housing hens

Have you ever wondered how Canadian eggs get from the farm to your table? Join us on an exclusive tour of Andrew’s poultry farm in southwestern Ontario, where you’ll discover three types of housing systems for hens: free-range, free-range, and enriched colony. Learn how the hens are cared for, how the eggs are collected, and why biosecurity is so important. See how the hens spend their days eating, roosting, laying eggs… and much more! Enjoy!