Briefs for May 20, 2020
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Compost, waste pilot program fund offered
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of $900,000 for local governments to host a Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot project for fiscal year 2020. The cooperative agreements will support projects that develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans. The agreements are offered through USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.
Filing crop acreage reports approaches
BOZEMAN — USDA’s Farm Service Agency offices in Montana are currently open to phone and virtual appointments only; but can still work withproducers on timely filing crop acreage reports. FSA staff can provide assistance over the phone, by email and through virtual meetings via a software program called Microsoft Teams.
The deadline for acreage certification is July 15, 2020, and applies to crops such as spring alfalfa seed, CRP, perennial forage not covered by the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, annually spring seeded crops, and any other crop not reported by a previous deadline.
Free Zen Meditation offered online
MISSION VALLEY — Mission Mountain Zen is offering free online meditation classes. To help us through this time of uncertainty, on Wednesday, May 13, and on subsequent Wednesdays, Zen Teacher, Zenku, will offer an online meditation class with instruction and practice via Zoom. The classes will be each Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m., Mountain Time. Our present circumstances call to us to cultivate and deepen our centering skills and meditation practice. The class will include meditation instruction, practice, and Q & A discussion. Please join us and take advantage of this opportunity. For more information and a Zoom link to the class call Zenku at 847-721-0665 or email at: Jerry.Smyers@gmail.com.
