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FSA Emergency Loan Aids in Rebuilding 100-Year-Old Family Farm
A five-generation family farm, Young’s Greenhouse was severely damaged in a tornado. Since the early 1900s, Young’s Greenhouse has been family owned and operated providing vegetables and flowers to the community. The tornado ripped through the family’s 300-plus acres destroying … Continue reading
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Gleaning Effort Yields Tons of Watermelons, Promotes Healthy Eating in Schools
A gleaning effort by the Bladen County FSA in Elizabethtown, N.C., provided more than two tons of crimson sweet watermelons that will be donated to the students and staff at the Elizabethtown Primary and Middle schools. Local farmer, Jeff Simpson, … Continue reading
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Illinois FSA Employees Become Losers to Help the Hungry
The 2011 Feds Feed Families Food Drive coincided with an ongoing “Biggest Loser” weight loss contest among members of the Illinois FSA State Office and the RMA Springfield Regional Office. The objective: Team members must collectively lose the most … Continue reading
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Smoke from Texas Wildfires Seen from Space Station
Smoke plumes from the wildfires in Texas that have destroyed more than 1,400 homes and thousands of acres of land can be seen from the International Space Station. (Click to see larger image).
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USDA Providing Assistance to Producers Affected by Hurricane Irene
USDA is deploying personnel and resources to assist the efforts by federal, state and local authorities along the East Coast in response to the livestock and crop damage caused by Hurricane Irene. "We continue to closely coordinate with many partners … Continue reading
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Researchers Find Chromosome at Fault for Bovine Disease
Certain bovine diseases could be part of a cows genetic makeup, according to a study by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Researchers have discovered a location on a bovine chromosome that is associated with the incidence of pinkeye, foot rot … Continue reading
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Wisconsin FSA Ladies Get Dirty for a Cause
Employees from the Jefferson and Dane County Farm Service Agency in Wisconsin got dirty for a good cause. The female-only Dirty Girl Mud Run — held at Milford Hills Hunt Club in Johnson Creek — is a 5K run … Continue reading
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Tenn. FSA Donates 669 Pounds for Feds Feed Families
Pictured (from l to r): Ralph Bellamy, Kathy Mackay, Janet Coleman, Shelly Evans, Jackie Norfleet, Lisa Parchman, Ron Eldridge and Scott Turpin. USDA Farm Service Agency Service Center in Clarksville, Tenn., collected 669 pounds for the Feds Feed Families initiative this … Continue reading
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FSA Gives Family an Opportunity for Farm Ownership
The Garcia family’s farm and dream home was purchased with help from the Farm Service Agency. Pictured (l to r) Micaela, Alex, Cesar, Ivan, Hector and Edgar. by Bonita Pfannenstiel, farm loan officer, Ness City, Kan. Call it fate or … Continue reading
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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for September
The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for August 2011. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is unchanged from August 2011, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year … Continue reading
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