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This week we share the June blessing, kick off National Dairy Month, accept award nominations, and link to a great webinar. Visit our website for more.
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Words of Wisdom
"Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains."
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CRL's Recognition Awards
Nomination Deadline, Today!
The deadline is here for nominations for
Catholic Rural Life's two national recognition awards that will be presented this summer, 2017.
The
Isidore and Maria Exemplary Award
is
for a farm couple who has made exemplary contributions to the achievement of the Catholic vision of a generous, gracious and pious rural life. The
Archbishop O'Hara Advocacy Award for Rural Ministry
is for a priest, religious or layperson who has excelled in service and advocacy to rural communities.
Do you know a wonderful person or couple who fits these descriptions and is making an impact in the community? We welcome you to nominate them today!
Click
here to see more info on our dedicated webpage. Read our blog post,
10 Reasons to Nominate Someone in Your Community for a Recognition Award,
here.
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Blessing of the Land
Land and life go hand in hand. Our daily bread comes from land as well as much else that sustains us. The land is beautiful for its mountains and plains; its beauty resounds in the canyons and draws. Its goodness thrives in the forests and fields; every plant emerges from it.
Do we take for granted how precious and fragile the land is? How grateful we should be! Only in rich soil do roots grow deep; if we deplete the soil, we risk everything. Our lives and the great variety of life on the earth depend upon the land and its vitality.
Let us thank God the Creator: He shares this land with us as a promise of His goodness, now and for eternity.
Pray the June Blessing here.
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June is National Dairy Month
Yet family dairy farms still facing stress
Created as a way to promote milk consumption since the 1930s, N
ational Dairy Month has become an annual celebration of the dairy industry. June is an apt month to promote the consumption of milk, cheese, ice cream and other dairy products, just as the summer season begins.
However, this year is not an optimal time for some dairy farmers, despite how well the dairy industry may appear to consumers.
U.S. dairy farmers are experiencing a downswing in exports and a glut on the domestic market. Similar to last year, 2017 is shaping up to be another challenge for many dairy farms.
It is the tradition at Catholic Rural Life to first offer a prayer for farm families in distress, then to act in solidarity with family farm organizations which seek to relieve the stress through action and policy changes. This includes an ongoing call by
National Farmers Union
for Congress to authorize dairy relief in response to the extended period of low prices for milk.
See our Prayers for Rural Families here.
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Miss the Webinar?
Catch It Again Online!
Last Wednesday, Catholic Climate Covenant hosted a webinar where we heard first-hand from CRL executive director, James Ennis, and Iowa farmer and CRL board member, Ron Rosmann, about what they are experiencing on the ground due to climate change.
Did you miss it? Don't worry! The webinar, Give Us Our Daily Bread: Food, Farmers, and Climate Change, was recorded. Watch the video here.
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