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Future Farmers Help Plant People’s Garden

Posted on May 5, 2010 by tanya brown

Taylor Mikesell and Luke Moore recently helped the Farm Service Agency in Keokuk County, Iowa, plant a People’s Garden as part of an Earth Day project. The two were visiting the FSA office as part of Take Your Child to … Continue reading →

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National Rural Summit to Prompt Dialogue on Renewing, Rebuilding Rural America

Posted on May 4, 2010 by tanya brown

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a national summit next month that will allow rural Americans the opportunity to share their vision for creating a more prosperous and promising future for rural America. The day-long event — which will be … Continue reading →

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Milk Producers: Stop Allowing Soy Milk to Be Called That

Posted on May 4, 2010 by tanya brown

Milk producers want the government to stop soy milk and other items such as yogurt from being labeled with names borrowed from dairy products. “The FDA has allowed the meaning of milk to be watered down to the point where … Continue reading →

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Klamath County in Oregon Designated as Disaster Area

Posted on May 4, 2010 by tanya brown

Klamath County in Oregon has been designated a primary natural disaster area by USDA due to continuous drought conditions and related disasters. “This action will provide help to producers who suffered significant production losses,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Several … Continue reading →

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Seven Texas Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas

Posted on May 4, 2010 by tanya brown

USDA has designated seven counties in Texas as natural disaster areas due to excessive rain, flooding and flash flooding that occurred last May through December. Several other Texas counties as well as five counties in Oklahoma also are eligible for … Continue reading →

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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for May

Posted on May 3, 2010 by tanya brown

The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for May. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.500, up from 0.375 in April, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year commodity and … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak Could Close Largest U.S. Grain-Shipping Port

Posted on May 3, 2010 by tanya brown

The BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico that is adding 5,000 barrels of crude oil a day to the waterways could disrupt the largest grain-shipping port in the U.S. More than half of the grain inspected for export … Continue reading →

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Boost Google Search Techniques Through AgLearn

Posted on May 3, 2010 by tanya brown

AgLearn has released three new courses to help employees improve their Google search skills. The courses are designed to provide training on how to use Google to find information as quickly as possible, and are geared toward those who want to … Continue reading →

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TN County Executive Director Retires

Posted on April 30, 2010 by tanya brown

For nearly 57 years Bobbie Fitzgerald has come to work in the Henry County, Tenn., Farm Service Agency. But that all ends today as Fitzgerald leaves her position as county executive director and heads into retirement. “There comes a point … Continue reading →

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Illinois Plays Part in Earth Day Celebration

Posted on April 30, 2010 by tanya brown

In honor of Earth Day, the Illinois Farm Service Agency held a tree planting event to commemorate the People’s Community Garden. Ground was broken and plowed and a 15-foot flowering pear tree, donated by Knob Hill Nursery & Landscaping, was … Continue reading →

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