The Government is Withholding Funds from Farmers + Are Foliar Sprays a Good Idea?

Welcome to episode 85 of Growers Daily! We cover:   Are foliar sprays worth it, is farming gambling, and the government is currently witholding funds from farmers---what gives?!  ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8   Links from this episode:  Asheville Chef GoFundMe:https://www.gofundme.com/f/honor-brian-canipelli-support-his-loved-ones?qid=0b259da83aececec7674dd54b819c1bb   Good foliar spray article from agronomist: https://www.mofga.org/resources/crops/foliar-fertilization/   And another one: https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/foliar-feeding.pdf   Funding Freeze breakdown: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/usda-freezes-farmer-funding-some-programs-conservation-contracts-2025-02-08/   Historically underserved farmers breakdown: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/getting-assistance/underserved-farmers-ranchers   Executive order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/   MUSIC TODAY "I'll be Me" by Penny Lane via https://www.epidemicsound.com     Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support  or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors:  Rimol: https://www.rimol.com Farmhand: http://gofarmhand.com  groSMART: http://www.Grosmart.com (CODE: daily)   MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374      Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this 👇 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) 👀: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILL🚨  ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats 🧢 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum 💬 👉 https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music 🎵 👉 via www.empidemicsound.com 👕 MERCH 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook  Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers