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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for May
The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for May 2012. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is unchanged from April 2012, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year … Continue reading
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Cannon Awarded Arkansas Woman of the Year
Dorothy Cannon (left) was presented the Arkansas Woman of the Year Award by Barbara Pettigrew, acting county executive director. by Latawnya Dia, FSA public affairs specialist Congratulations to Dorothy Cannon for winning the Arkansas FSA Woman of the Year Award. … Continue reading
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Bill May Require Feds to Contribute 5 Percent to Pensions
A bill that would require federal employees to contribute 5 percent of their salary toward their pensions has advanced another step forward. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted 19 to 15 in favor of the bill that would … Continue reading
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FSA Loan Launches 23-Year-Old Into Dairy Farming
Jessica Hula-Fredericks has lived and breathed dairy most of her life. At age 23, when milk prices plummeted, Hula-Fredericks went to the Farm Service Agency in Marcy, N.Y. for a beginning farmer loan. “I said I wanted 100 cows and … Continue reading
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The Future of BCAP in Discussion
One of the policy issues in debate as Congress wrestles with a new Farm Bill is what to do with the various energy sections. The 2008 Farm Bill produced an incentive program that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administered. It … Continue reading
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USDA, Arkansas Collaborate to Benefit Illinois River Watershed
The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation and the state of Arkansas entered into a revised agreement to add incentives to the Illinois River Watershed Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). The program was created to reduce nutrient, bacterial and sediment load in … Continue reading
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Female Producers Take Over Farm
More and more women are taking over the farm. For some, it’s by choice. For others, it’s a matter of keeping the land in the family. In 2007, about 14 percent of farms were owned by women. As that demographic … Continue reading
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Competition Unearths New Public Service Announcement
An FSA-wide competition exposed the creative minds of 25 employees to create this year’s Earth Day public service announcement. PSA submissions came from every region of the country enveloping artistic genres that ranged from poetry to rap. Yet, only one … Continue reading
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CRP Film Wins Telly Award
Matthew Ponish (left), presented a bronze Telly Award to Kent Politsch, chief, FSA public affairs, for the film production of the Conservation Reserve Program. Congratulations to the Farm Service Agency for winning a bronze Telly Award for the production of … Continue reading
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A Country Boy’s Journey: Willie Cooper Celebrates 40 Years as SED
By Willie F. Cooper, FSA State Executive Director for Louisiana April 16, 2012, was a memorable day for Willie F. Cooper, state executive director (SED) for the Louisiana Farm Service Agency. Yesterday marked 40 years as SED for FSA and … Continue reading
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