If you have recently started using a new skin product such as a lotion, soap, or facial treatment, stop immediately. If the rash goes away, you may want to consider discontinuing the use that product permanently. The skin on your neck is delicate under ordinary circumstances, but you want to take special care when that skin is inflamed by a rash. Use lukewarm water and a gentle cleanser, and don't rub or scrub the skin. If your rash was caused by contact with an item or substance you're allergic to, the rash may start to calm or disappear the moment that item or substance is removed from your skin. For example, if you wore a new necklace and developed a rash, taking off the necklace and cleaning your neck may be all you need to do to treat the rash. After washing your neck, dry your skin well by patting it down with an absorbent towel. Avoid rubbing your skin to dry it you could spread the rash. To make a compress, use one part baking soda to three parts lukewarm water. Dip a clean washcloth into this mixture and press it gently to your neck. You can also use coconut oil instead of water. After 10 to 15 minutes, remove the compress and wash your skin gently. Leaving baking soda on your skin for too long may cause further irritation. If you've been out in the sun and have a heat rash, cool the skin with an ice pack (or a bag of frozen vegetables) wrapped in a soft towel or an old t-shirt. Leave the ice pack on your skin for no longer than 20 minutes. Avoid placing an ice pack (or ice cubes) directly on your skin. It could burn your skin and irritate it even more. There are several nutritional supplements available that can treat and help heal an inflammatory rash. If your rash was likely caused by inflammation or an allergic reaction, these supplements may provide you some relief. Vitamin C has antihistamine properties that can reduce inflammation, and is also a powerful antioxidant that boosts your immune system. Take up to 2,000 mg daily. Nettle leaf extract has antihistamine properties as well, and can be effective in treating hives. Take up to 300 mg three times a day. Quercetin is the anti-inflammatory flavonoid present in green tea, red wine, and onions. In supplement form, it can reduce inflammation and calm allergic reactions. Take up to 1,000 mg three times a day. If you have access to essential oils, mix 2 or 3 drops of geranium, rose, or lavender oil with about a half a teaspoon (2 to 3 ml) of coconut oil and apply it directly to the affected area. Chamomile oil also has anti-inflammatory properties and can be used to treat a rash.

Summary: Stop using any new skin products. Wash the area well with gentle soap and warm water. Make a baking soda compress. Use an ice pack to calm heat rash. Add a nutritional supplement to your diet. Try essential oils.

The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides farm grants so that new farms can receive up to $250,000 for training, education, and technical assistance. The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides money to both state and local governments and to nonprofit organizations. Those organizations dispense the grant funds to new farmers. Contact your local, regional or tribal agricultural office to access grant money through this program. Labor Housing Grants are provided to farmers who want to build, remodel, or sustain housing for the farm workers they employ. The grant funds are given to nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and farm worker associations, who then dispense the funds directly to farmers. These grants are provided to all farmers, but for those who switch or transition to organic farming, the wait for funds can be much shorter. The same goes for socially disadvantaged farmers. In addition to receiving up to $20,000 per year, your farm can also qualify for $80,000 in grants over a period of six years. Get standards from the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. Farms are considered small businesses for the purpose of this grant, which gives money to any business engaged in research that can solve scientific agriculture problems.

Summary: Start your farm by applying for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Grant. Apply for Farm Labor Housing Grants. Qualify for an Environmental Quality Incentive Grant. Apply for the Small Business Innovation Research Program.

The best part about this method is that the materials are easy to find and inexpensive. All you really need is a comb, a spray bottle with water, and some conditioner. Using a wig head can be helpful, but it's not crucial. Gather the following materials: A wig comb or wide-tooth comb A fine-tooth comb (if your wig has bangs) A spray bottle filled of the way with water Conditioner A wig head and a way to mount it (optional) Place your wig on your wig head. If possible, mount the wig head onto a camera tri-pod (or another tall object) to make it easy for you to work on it. This is especially helpful if the wig you are combing is very long. If you don't have a wig head (or a tri-pod) simply lay your wig on a table or counter. Fill your spray bottle about of the way full with water. Then add conditioner to fill the bottle the rest of the way. You are aiming for roughly 3 parts water to 1 part conditioner. Shake the mixture well. You may also choose to use a leave-in conditioner, or a product designed specifically for untangling wigs. These products do not need to be diluted in water. On synthetic wigs, you can also try using fabric softener. Just like with conditioner, use 1 part fabric softener to 3 parts water.

Summary: Gather materials. Mount your wig. Prepare your conditioner.

Before the negative event, what was going well? Find something that was on the upswing that is related to the bad news. It's important to present this first. Do not ever present the bad news first. If you do that, the audience will often focus on that and you will lose their attention they won't even hear the good news. Give them something interesting so they'll want to hear more. After the initial good news, lead directly into the bad news. Don't segue with "and now the bad news" or you'll deflate the positive impact the previous good news brought. When you state the bad news try to be somewhat monotonic in nature but don't waiver and don't be apologetic. You've stated exactly what happened. Now, most importantly, what did you learn from it? Bad things do happen; accept it. But you can use those events to improve. This is most commonly called a post-mortem analysis. Done properly, such an analysis can lead to dramatic improvements. When you present your summary of the post-mortem, you will be telling the audience how this negative event poses a future benefit. Yes, it happened. No, it wasn't a good thing. No, you're not trying to dodge responsibility. Your objective is to state the news and nothing but the news. You're simply going to put it in such a way that the audience recognizes you as a person of integrity. When done properly it's likely you'll get a round of applause by using this method. Instead of a blame fixer, be a problem fixer. Don't try to assign the bad news to someone - not even to yourself. Quibbling over who did what to whom behind which barn isn't going to solve anything. We were having a good day, something bad happened, here's what we're doing about it.
Summary: Identify the good news. Present the facts. Outline the positive results. Avoid excuses. Avoid finger-pointing.