Category Archives: Features

By Lacy Roberts, Farm Service Agency When Grace Rooney took out her first youth loan with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) at the age of 10, she didn’t quite know where it would lead. Now, five years later, she has … Continue reading →

By Leila Naylor, Rhode Island Farm Service Agency Perry Raso is the owner of Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, where he serves oysters and vegetables fresh from his farm. This farm-to-table restaurant shucks thousands of oysters year-round … Continue reading →

By Laura Fisher, FSA Farm Loan Specialist Amy Hicks, owner and operator of Amy’s Garden in Charles City, Virginia, developed a passion for playing in the dirt at an early age. She grew up eating a variety of vegetables fresh … Continue reading →

By: Savannah Halleaux, FSA Jesse and Tracey Paul of Paul Family Sugarbush in Trout Creek, Michigan, and their five children – Austin, Daltin, Priscilla, Bethany, and Mitchell – work together as a family to produce up to 4,000 gallons of … Continue reading →

By Lauren Moore, USDA Spring planting is starting across the country when many agricultural producers are investing in their future. It is no doubt that farming and ranching is a capital-intensive business. From growing row crops to raising livestock or … Continue reading →

By Shelby Johnson, Arizona FSA As a high school student in Round Valley, Arizona, Kevin McFee worked for local ranchers and began growing a herd of his own. From Angus to Longhorns, Kevin and his wife, Missy, now run a … Continue reading →

By: Dawn Pindell, FSA Jeffrey, Louis and Jacob Lipton are owners and operators of Pleasant View Farms in Somers, Connecticut. The farm has been in the Lipton family since 1918. Originally a dairy, the farm has transitioned into growing 600 … Continue reading →

By: Janlyn Hannah, Farm Service Agency and Mary Collier, Natural Resources Conservation Service Tammy Higgins is a cow/calf operator in Okemah, Oklahoma, who has met cattle market, drought, and financing obstacles head-on and come out on top. Tammy is a … Continue reading →

By Lauren Moore, USDA The Harlow family has been growing vegetables on their farm in Westminster, Vermont, for over a century. Paul G. Harlow bought the property in 1917, where the family milked cows and sold vegetables at a roadside … Continue reading →