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South Dakota Pheasants Forever Recognized USDA Employee as Conservationist of the Year
By: Cassie Bable, Public Affairs Specialist – USDA Farm Service Agency Meet Natalie Sattler, FSA Program Technician, Brown County, South Dakota For three decades, landowners across the U.S. have committed to being good stewards of the land by protecting natural … Continue reading
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FSA Employee in Arkansas “Irons Out” Wrinkles in Major Farm Program… Literally
Clay County Employees Go the Extra Mile to Ensure Successful Farm Program Delivery USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) employees and agricultural producers alike passed a milestone recently: the deadline for selecting the new Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss … Continue reading
Posted in Atop the Fence Post, Features, News, Regional Posts
Tagged 2014 Farm Bill, ARC-PLC, federal employees
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Record Harvests Bring Out the Best in FSA’s Grain Storage Oversight
While providing grain farmers with loans and safety-net programs is an important function at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency’s role in protecting the nation’s food supply does not stop when farmers deliver their harvest to the market. … Continue reading
Posted in Atop the Fence Post, Features, News, Regional Posts
Tagged Temporary emergency grain storage
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A New Partnership Prepares Farmers for Complex Decisions
An important new partnership is preparing agricultural producers for decisions that need to be made soon so farmers can participate in safety-net programs that were created by the 2014 Farm Bill. Congress gave USDA and the Cooperative Extension System a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Farm Bill, ARC-PLC, Cooperative Extension, disaster, Dolcini, farmers, risk
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Microloan Puts Rancher on Profitable Path
By Harriet Man, Senior Loan Officer, Arizona Farm Service Agency Sam T. Begay was looking for ways to improve his cattle herd production. He needed to change his breeding program by adding Angus bulls, which ultimately would improve his marketability. … Continue reading
Pitching Aquaculture and Microloans Is a Marine Veteran’s New Mission
Raising clams has always been a part of Michael McCarthy’s life — until Sept. 11, 2001. “That was my motivation,” said McCarthy, who was working with the New York/New Jersey Harbor relay program, purging and harvesting clams, when terrorists crashed … Continue reading
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Tagged beginning farmers, farmers, marines, microloans, veteran, veteran farmer
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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for January 2015
The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for January 2015. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is unchanged from December 2014, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, commodity credit corp
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FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
New information is available to producers to update program payment yields to help them better select protection offered by the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. “The Farm Bill provided landowners with the option of updating … Continue reading
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Tagged ARC-PLC, Dolcini, risk management
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FSA Brings Christmas Back to Missouri Families
By Dana Rogge, Public Affairs and Outreach Specialist, Missouri FSA For many families, the holiday season kicks off with picking out the perfect tree. Everyone bundles up in their winter coats, hats and gloves and takes a hay ride through … Continue reading
Revisiting Boulder County Agriculture Following the Worst Flood in Colorado’s Recorded History
By Brenda Carlson, Public Affairs Specialist, FSA Although it’s been over one year, Sept. 12, 2013, is a date forever etched in the minds of Boulder County residents as the beginning of an epic flood event that dumped a record … Continue reading
