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Neb. FSA Ignites 16 Families to Start Community People’s Garden

Posted on July 5, 2011 by tanya brown

The Nebraska Farm Service Agency has encouraged 16 families in the Harvard city area to come together and create a community People’s Garden. “I prefer to help people help themselves,” said David Studnicka, Clay County FSA executive director. That’s why … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Deadline for SURE Program Quickly Approaching

Posted on July 5, 2011 by tanya brown

Farmer and ranchers applying for assistance for 2009 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program have until July 29 to submit an application. SURE provides crop disaster assistance to eligible producers that have suffered crop production or … Continue reading →

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FSA Teams Up to Help Immigrants Adjust to New England Farming

Posted on July 5, 2011 by tanya brown

 FSA has helped Clothilde Ntahomvukiye and Michele Mpambazi adjust to farming in northern New England. Both participate in the New Farms for New Americans project and have been farming since they were children. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in … Continue reading →

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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for July

Posted on July 1, 2011 by tanya brown

The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for July 2011. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is down from 0.250 from June 2011, while the 1996 and subsequent … Continue reading →

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FSA Employee Recognized for Maximizing Opportunities for Small Businesses

Posted on June 30, 2011 by tanya brown

Farm Service Agency (FSA) acting Administrator Bruce Nelson praised Director of Contracting Activity Designee Joyce Bowie recently for her career work that earned her the distinguished USDA Champion Award at the Small Business and AbilityOne Award ceremony held at USDA.  … Continue reading →

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Emergency Grazing Authorized in 8 Colorado Counties

Posted on June 30, 2011 by tanya brown

Emergency grazing for land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program has been approved for eight Colorado counties. "This authorization provides relief for many Colorado livestock producers who have suffered through severe drought conditions," said Trudy Kareus, FSA state executive director. … Continue reading →

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Texas Farmers May Abandon Cotton Due to Drought

Posted on June 30, 2011 by tanya brown

Texas cotton farmers may opt to make crop insurance claims rather than harvest cotton as the worst drought in more than a century continues to plague the state. “This year will probably rank among the top abandonments,” said John Robinson, … Continue reading →

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Report: Corn Acreage Up 4.6 Percent in 2011

Posted on June 30, 2011 by tanya brown

U.S. farmers planted 92.3 million acres of corn in 2011, up 4.6 percent from last year, according to report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Driven by higher commodity prices, U.S. corn growers increased … Continue reading →

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Rough Weather Expected for Most of Country

Posted on June 28, 2011 by tanya brown

Weather around the country may prove difficult for producers as flooding in the northern plains and upper Midwest is expected to continue throughout the summer, according to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey. While favorable conditions are expected in parts of the … Continue reading →

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New York FSA Hosts India Ag Reps to Enhance Intern’l Relations

Posted on June 16, 2011 by tanya brown

 India's agriculture representatives visited the colorful greenhouses on their tour of the Barber’s farm in upstate New York. Pictured from l to r: Nitin Srivastava, Cindy Barber, Surabhi Mittal, Tom Della Rocco,  Shuchi Mathur, James Barber and Hema Yadav.   … Continue reading →

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