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Category Archives: Features
FSA Employee in Arkansas “Irons Out” Wrinkles in Major Farm Program… Literally
Clay County Employees Go the Extra Mile to Ensure Successful Farm Program Delivery USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) employees and agricultural producers alike passed a milestone recently: the deadline for selecting the new Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss … Continue reading
Posted in Atop the Fence Post, Features, News, Regional Posts
Tagged 2014 Farm Bill, ARC-PLC, federal employees
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Record Harvests Bring Out the Best in FSA’s Grain Storage Oversight
While providing grain farmers with loans and safety-net programs is an important function at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency’s role in protecting the nation’s food supply does not stop when farmers deliver their harvest to the market. … Continue reading
Posted in Atop the Fence Post, Features, News, Regional Posts
Tagged Temporary emergency grain storage
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Microloan Puts Rancher on Profitable Path
By Harriet Man, Senior Loan Officer, Arizona Farm Service Agency Sam T. Begay was looking for ways to improve his cattle herd production. He needed to change his breeding program by adding Angus bulls, which ultimately would improve his marketability. … Continue reading
Pitching Aquaculture and Microloans Is a Marine Veteran’s New Mission
Raising clams has always been a part of Michael McCarthy’s life — until Sept. 11, 2001. “That was my motivation,” said McCarthy, who was working with the New York/New Jersey Harbor relay program, purging and harvesting clams, when terrorists crashed … Continue reading
Posted in Features
Tagged beginning farmers, farmers, marines, microloans, veteran, veteran farmer
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FSA Brings Christmas Back to Missouri Families
By Dana Rogge, Public Affairs and Outreach Specialist, Missouri FSA For many families, the holiday season kicks off with picking out the perfect tree. Everyone bundles up in their winter coats, hats and gloves and takes a hay ride through … Continue reading
FFA Members Harvest Turnips for a Cause at Illinois FSA
Athens High School freshman Skyla Jewell and her fellow FFA members braved near-freezing temperatures and 25-mph winds to harvest 1,415 pounds of turnips at the Illinois Farm Service Agency Land of Lincoln and Partners Community Garden. A total of 3,030 … Continue reading
Proud to be an American…
By Latawnya Dia, FSA Public Affairs Specialist This week, USDA honored its military veterans who have served and are serving in the Armed Forces during a program at the national headquarters in Washington, D.C. Before I entered the auditorium, I … Continue reading
FSA Encourages Farmers to Work With Decision Tools
It’s a busy time for Farm Service Agency (FSA) employees across the nation as they assist farmers and ranchers in signing up for new assistance programs, field questions about a farm bill that’s different from any program in recent memory … Continue reading
Bringing Back Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse
By Candy Moore, Idaho FSA Communications Coordinator The USDA’s State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) program in Idaho has enrolled 100,000 acres, making it the largest allocation of SAFE acres enrolled the United States. The program is based on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Idaho, SAFE, sharp-tailed sage grouse
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Disaster Funding Brings Joy Just in Time for Christmas
Terry and Cheryl Hammerstrom lost 90 percent of their herd when winter storm Atlas hit South Dakota last October. “One of the first things that came to my mind after the blizzard, and I know it sounds kind of silly … Continue reading
