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Healthy Minds Healthy Lives Workshops
Untreated or ignored stress and mental health issues in rural areas impact quality of life, economic development and lives of farmers, agriculture workforce and rural families. To raise awareness and help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health in the agriculture industry the Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives [ [link removed] ] program was created by the Indiana Rural Health Association [ [link removed] ]. Twenty-three free, one-day insightful workshops with subject matter experts will be conducted in 2022. The workshops will begin Feb. 10, 2022, in Mount Vernon, Ind. The series of workshops will continue in 22 other rural sites around Indiana through July.
The free workshops through the Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives program are open to the farming community, including agribusinesses and related service industries, the faith community, local leaders and families.
*Date* *County* *Town* February 10 Posey Mt. Vernon February 23 Owen Spencer February 24 Boone Lebanon March 9 Hancock Greenfield March 10 Tipton Tipton March 16 Kosciusko Leesburg March 17 Fulton Rochester April 6 LaPorte LaPorte April 8 Jasper Rensselear April 20 White Wolcott April 21 Warren Williamsport May 4 Montgomery Crawfordsville May 5 Johnson Whiteland May 18 Putnam Greencastle May 19 Sullivan Sullivan June 8? Daviess Washington June 9? Dubois Ireland June 22 Washington Salem June 23 Scott Scottsburg July 6 Ripley Osgood July 7 Randolph Winchester July 20 Huntington Huntington July 21 DeKalb Auburn
"Registration opens 30 days prior to each event.?Click below to learn more."
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Local soil and water districts awarded nearly $800,000 for
water quality initiatives
?The?Indiana State Department of Agriculture [ [link removed] ]?and the?State Soil Conservation Board [ [link removed] ]?awarded $789,825 in matching grant funds to 13 soil and water conservation districts and soil health organizations through the?Clean Water Indiana [ [link removed] ]?program.?Including the district?s matching contributions, a total of $1.6 million will be implemented to improve soil conservation and water quality?initiatives.?
The Clean Water Indiana program is administered by the state?s soil conservation board. The program, led by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, provides financial assistance to landowners and conservation groups that are working to reduce runoff from non-point sources of water pollution, whether it?s on agricultural land, urban areas or eroding streambanks.
Once received, districts can use the funds to partner with other counties or address specific needs within their jurisdiction. Some examples include participating in a cost share program, hiring staff, providing technical assistance, implementing cover crop incentive programs or increasing watershed capacity.
"Click below to learn more and find a list of the awardees."
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?2022 Indiana Small Farm Conference pivots to a virtual platform
The 2022 Indiana Small Farm Conference ? Indiana?s premier annual event for the state?s small and diversified farming community ? recently made the decision to pivot to a virtual platform.?The tenth annual conference will take place in March 2022 and provide free webinars and keynote speaker videos to all who register.?
IN Small Farms Conference
"Click below to learn more and register."
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**January 6:*** Local soil and water districts awarded nearly $800,000 for water quality initiatives*"
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*January 11:*** New leadership for the Indiana FFA organization*"
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*January 31: Registration open for Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives Mental Health Workshops**
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*The Indiana Technical Assistance Program is accepting applications! *
The Indiana Small Business Development Center has opened applications for INTAP through February 20, 2022. This statewide initiative connects small businesses with critical professional assistance to complete growth and improvement projects.? Through INTAP, eligible small businesses may apply to receive up to $15,000 in professional services from a qualified vendor to complete growth and improvement projects that require specialized assistance or technical expertise such as app or technology development, intellectual property legal assistance and grant writing assistance for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs.
"To learn more about INTAP, click *here [ [link removed] ]*.?"
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FEDERAL FUNDING:
*Farm and Food Worker Grant Program **
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*Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program**
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*Biofuel Producer Program**
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*Small Business Innovation Research Program **Phase II**
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*U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) COVID-19 Small Business Funding Portal**
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*Indiana Technical Assistance Program (INTAP)*?*
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*Indiana State Trade and Export Promotion (IN-STEP)**
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*Export Indiana Accelerator Program**
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*Manufacturing Readiness Grant**"
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*GENERAL FUNDING:*
*Food Export Midwest?**
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*Grain Compliance Auditor, Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency |?*"Washington, IN"*
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***February 10: Posey County -?**Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives Workshop?**
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**February 19-25: National FFA Week**
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****February 23: Owen County -?**Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives Workshop?**
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****February 24: Boone County -?**Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives Workshop?**
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