Category Archives: Features

Traditions and Transitions of a 97-Year-Old Farm

Posted on July 13, 2018 by cassiebable

By Anthony Landrum, County Executive Director Walter Edward Bass started the legacy of Bass Farms when the family relocated from Lennig, Virginia, and purchased a farm near Gladys, Virginia in 1921. The farm is quickly approaching the status of a … Continue reading →

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Lead your FSA – Arizona Committee Member Eager to Learn and Serve

Posted on July 12, 2018 by cassiebable

By Cassie Bable, Public Affairs Specialist Farming and ranching is a family business for the Ross family and so is serving on the Maricopa County, Arizona, Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee. Becki Ross married into a farming and ranching family … Continue reading →

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Crop Acreage Reporting

Posted on July 10, 2018 by cassiebable

File a timely crop acreage report for spring-planted crops with your local FSA office. Acreage reports help determine eligibility for FSA programs, determining conservation compliance and are used for historical purposes. Hear more about crop acreage reporting from FSA Administrator … Continue reading →

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Lead Your FSA – Kentucky Committeeman Serves to Support Fellow Farmers

Posted on July 6, 2018 by cassiebable

By Dana Rogge, Public Affairs Specialist Lucas Goodman is a third-generation farmer from Hickman, Kentucky. Along with his dad and a full-time employee, he farms a couple thousand acres producing corn, wheat and soybeans. Goodman is a newly-elected member of … Continue reading →

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FSA Youth Loans Help Tennessee 4-H and FFA Goat Producer into the Championship Drive

Posted on July 6, 2018 by cassiebable

By Dana Rogge, FSA Public Affairs Specialist Adrianne Moeller of Morris Chapel, Tennessee, is a fourth-generation livestock exhibitor. The high school sophomore started showing Boer goats six years ago. Owning, raising and showing livestock can be a costly endeavor, but … Continue reading →

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New York Farmer-Entrepreneur SCOREs with Help from Mentors and USDA

Posted on June 29, 2018 by cassiebable

By Dana Rogge, Public Affairs Specialist Kerry Planck of Wales, New York, knows farming. What began as a passion project raising goats a decade ago has turned into a successful business, Alpine Made, skincare products made from certified raw organic … Continue reading →

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Lead your FSA – Wisconsin Farmer Provides Unique Perspective on Local Committee

Posted on June 28, 2018 by cassiebable

By Kim Iczkowski, Wisconsin FSA Public Affairs and Outreach Coordinator The Experience to Lead In 2008, Terri Wilfert was made aware of an opportunity to serve as an advisor on her local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee. After doing more … Continue reading →

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Lead your FSA – Alabama Tree Grower Leads to Inform His Peers

Posted on June 27, 2018 by cassiebable

By Lauren Moore, Public Affairs Specialist A Family Business Willie Scott Smith is a pine tree grower in Greene County, Alabama. Smith owns Andrew Smith and Sons Farm Inc. with his four brothers, an operation established by their father in … Continue reading →

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Lead your FSA – Oregon Committee Member Promotes Importance of Indian Agriculture

Posted on June 22, 2018 by cassiebable

By Cassie Bable, Public Affairs Specialist Ruth “Pinky” Beymer is the third generation to live on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in central Oregon, which covers 560,000 acres of desert, mountains and water. She married into a ranching family in … Continue reading →

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Livestock Program Helps Missouri Cattle Producer Recover Losses from Flash Flooding

Posted on June 22, 2018 by cassiebable

By Jessica Claypole, Missouri FSA Public Affairs & Outreach Specialist In Missouri, the saying goes “if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change.” Cattle producer Allan Sharrock Jr. knows the truth behind this statement, as … Continue reading →

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