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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for July

Posted on July 1, 2013 by tanya brown

The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for July 2013. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is unchanged from June 2013, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year … Continue reading →

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Laotian Farmer Becomes National Voice for N.C. Hmong Community

Posted on June 11, 2013 by tanya brown

By Eddie Woodhouse, Public Affairs Specialist, N.C. Farm Service Agency It’s not a pleasant memory for Maykia Yang. Fleeing on foot from her native home of Laos at age eight and following her family to Thailand where she spent two … Continue reading →

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Dairy Farmer to Ag Secretary: FSA Has Been a Joy to do Business With

Posted on May 31, 2013 by tanya brown

Dear Mr. Secretary: At the age of 13 I told my Junior High guidance counselor that I wanted to be a dairy farmer. Considering I grew up in a town along the Massachusetts coast on an acre and a half … Continue reading →

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100-Year-Old Farmer Annie Faye Woodson Dies

Posted on May 17, 2013 by tanya brown

The Farm Service Agency must report some sad news.  We recently featured a story about 100-year-old but very active rancher Annie Faye Woodson.  Annie died this week from a stroke.  Her grandson notified our staff in Texas of her passing, … Continue reading →

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Still Farming at 92

Posted on May 17, 2013 by tanya brown

Malachi Duncan has farmed for six decades. Now, at age 92, he’s ready to do more. “I was out on the tractor trying to locate a cow,” said Duncan, who farms 43-acres of his family’s land in Union, S.C.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Help Available to Producers in Flood-Stricken Areas

Posted on May 16, 2013 by tanya brown
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Study: Ag Boom Could Turn to Bust

Posted on May 16, 2013 by tanya brown

Falling commodity prices, higher interest rates and a possible drop in farmland prices have economist concerned that farmers are next in line to go into major debt, which will spin the agriculture industry off of its economic boom and into … Continue reading →

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Senator Wants to Provide More for Young Farmers

Posted on April 25, 2013 by tanya brown

One representative is hoping to make it easier for young people to get started in farming. Rep. Chris Gibson wants to include the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act in the next farm bill. The act would give $55 million … Continue reading →

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From Homeless Immigrant to Successful Farmer

Posted on April 22, 2013 by tanya brown
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Eighth Grader Wins Art Contest Depicting Agriculture

Posted on April 18, 2013 by tanya brown

A future farmer and artist is what describes Ann Malene Watson. An 8th grade student at Strathmore Middle School in Tulare County, Calif., Ann was one of 12 students whose artwork won the 2012-2013 Tulare County Farm Bureau calendar art … Continue reading →

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