DelAtlantic Conservation District

10/09/2026

🚨 USDA is issuing approximately $1.8 BILLION in 2026 Conservation Reserve Program payments to agricultural producers and landowners.

These payments include Grassland CRP payments that play an important role in the Trump Administration’s Ranchers First Initiative announced by Secretary Rollins that includes sweeping actions focused on rebuilding the Great American Cattle Herd and putting America’s ranchers back at the center of our nation’s food supply.

🔗 https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/10/08/usda-announces-18-billion-2026-conservation-program-payments

10/09/2026

Hurricane season is here ⛈️

Whether you manage a farm, ranch, or other agricultural operation, preparing ahead can help protect your livelihood and speed recover after severe weather strikes. Visit www.farmers.gov/protection-recovery for more preparedness resources.

10/07/2026

🌱 Strengthening America’s food future starts with seeds. USDA’s new $180M Seed Sovereignty Initiative will help sequence major crops, protect plant genetic resources, and unlock innovations for farmers nationwide.

We’re expanding the promise of seeds—for farmers, consumers, and the future.

🔗 https://usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/10/06/usda-announces-180-million-seed-sovereignty-initiative-strengthen-us-agricultural-security

10/07/2026

NJPHA Presents- From Plate to Planet
Public Health Advocating for Food Democracy, Climate Action, and One Health

Join students and public health professionals for a panel discussion and networking event exploring the connections among food systems, climate, and human, animal, and environmental health.

Thursday, October 15, 2026
Rowan University Welcome Center
131 Rowan Boulevard, Glassboro, NJ

4:00–5:00 PM: Students and PH Professionals Engagement with CHEW: “Your Voice in Action: How Laws Are Made in New Jersey”

5:30–7:30 PM: Panel Discussion and Networking

Registration is FREE! Light fare and beverages will be provided. 2 CEU Credits (CHES & CPH).

Scan the QR code on the flier or register at bit.ly/46qBNdR

10/05/2026

Looking for a great opportunity to create or expand your farm to new income streams? Here is a grant program worth looking into.

Airbnb and American Farmland Trust are launching the national Farm to Stay Grant Program through AFT’s Brighter Future Fund. The program will help farmers and ranchers create or expand farm stays and agritourism experiences as an additional income stream.

10/05/2026

Cranberries — sometimes called the “rubies of the pines” — are native to New Jersey and have grown naturally in the Pine Barrens for centuries. Today, the tart little berries remain closely tied to the region’s history, agriculture and identity.

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09/30/2026

In a good year, a single mature oak drops more acorns in a few weeks than the whole neighborhood of wildlife can eat, and right now they're all trying.

That flood on your driveway isn't litter. It's the most important cash crop in the fall woods.

🌰 Who's cashing in:

- The blue jay is the banker — hauling acorns off and burying them by the thousands, and the ones it forgets grow into oaks. Jays have planted whole forests
- The gray squirrel does the same, one buried nut at a time, planting as it forgets
- The white-tailed deer packs on winter fat; acorns are a big share of its fall diet
- The wild turkey swallows them whole by the cropful and grinds them inside
- The black bear, where it roams, gorges on acorns to fuel its winter sleep
- The white-footed mouse hoards them in hidden larders

Here's the clever part. Oaks don't drop the same amount each year. They boom and bust on purpose — a few lean years, then a sudden glut.

The glut is so big the animals can't eat it all, so some acorns make it through to become trees. The oak feeds the whole forest and still wins.

🌿 What you're seeing isn't a mess to rake. It's a once-a-year economy in full swing — one tree paying out to a dozen species and planting its own replacements in the same move.

09/29/2026

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