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Little People’s Garden Teaches Big Life Lesson
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. This Chinese proverb is the idea behind the Little People’s Garden in Montevideo, Minn. “Children need … Continue reading
N.C. FSA Office Offers a Little Worldly Advice
By North Carolina Farm Service Agency Office Kenyan school leader David Tonui visited the North Carolina Farm Service Agency as part of a visit to the United States to research how farm communities function. “Tonui was amazed at the programs … Continue reading
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Farmer Says Cow-Milking Robots Increased Production by 10-15 Percent
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County Committee Nomination Period Opens Monday, June 17
The nomination period for the 2013 county committee elections opens on Monday, June 17. The nomination period — which runs through Aug. 1 — allows farmers and ranchers to select themselves or others as candidates to sit on the local … Continue reading
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Applications Sought for Grants to Support Small, Socially Disadvantaged Producers
USDA is seeking applications from cooperatives to provide technical assistance to small and socially disadvantage agricultural producers in rural areas. Grants up to $200,000 will be awarded by the USDA Rural Development’s Small, Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grant program to jump … Continue reading
Landowner Gets Even After Beetles Destroy 10,000 Trees
Larry Lipson found a way to get back at the mountain pine beetles that descended on his ranch and killed 10,000 trees. He made them accessories. The mountain pine beetle can attack a tree like a pack of dogs attacking … Continue reading
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N.D. FSA Employees Volunteer to Aid Injured Farmers
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Laotian Farmer Becomes National Voice for N.C. Hmong Community
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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Celebrating Diversity
The California Farm Service Agency celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with delicious ethnic foods, video recordings, traditional dancing, personal stories from staff members of their family heritage and a fashion show. An Asian/Pacific Island market of traditional … Continue reading
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The USDA Farmers Market is Officially Open
Tropical Storm Andrea didn’t wash out the official opening of the USDA Farmers Market on Friday as more than 200 people gathered inside the Whitten Building to witness the ringing of the bell. This year marks the 18th season of … Continue reading
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