Category Archives: Features

A Staple of the Farmers Market Since 1918

Posted on August 7, 2012 by tanya brown

by Michael T. Jarvis, AMS Public Affairs Director It was 1918 when Elmer Moje first took crops to market with his father on a horse and wagon in North Tonawanda, New York.  Moje, who turns 99 later this month, still … Continue reading →

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A Blended Pair: Farming and Conservation

Posted on August 2, 2012 by tanya brown

Farming and Conservation go hand-in-hand. That’s what Sharon Oetting and her husband Steve are proving on their 700-acre farm in Missouri. A member of the Missouri Farm Service Agency State Committee, Sharon is committed to preserving the land and natural … Continue reading →

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FSA Committee Member Continues Legacy of Sweetest, Hard-to-Find Cantaloupes

Posted on August 1, 2012 by tanya brown

Texas FSA State Committee member Armando Mandujano and his brothers are one of a handful of farmers continuing the sweet tradition of the famous Pecos cantaloupes. Just one thing — they aren’t in Pecos, Texas, anymore. The majority of the … Continue reading →

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Loan Seminar Highlights Opportunities for Garden State Youth

Posted on July 25, 2012 by tanya brown

By New Jersey Farm Service Agency Future farmers merged into the USDA Vineland Service Center in New Jersey last month to present their agricultural projects and discuss their experiences as Farm Service Agency youth loan recipients. The seminar highlighted the … Continue reading →

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NJ Incubator Farm Offers Low Leases to Beginning Farmers

Posted on July 20, 2012 by tanya brown

A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has given birth to an incubator farm in New Jersey that offers plots of land to help young and beginning farmers get into the business. Part of a 3,000-acre estate of tobacco … Continue reading →

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91-Year-Old Indiana Man Recalls Drought of 1936

Posted on July 19, 2012 by tanya brown
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Bringing the Fourth Generation Back to the Farm

Posted on July 19, 2012 by tanya brown

When the future of a three-generation Idaho farm was uncertain, the Farm Service Agency’s support to a beginning farmer helped keep the family’s agricultural legacy alive. Three generations of Jacob Vowels’ family had once farmed nearly 2,000 acres along the … Continue reading →

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Newly Released Publication Guides Farmers, Ranchers Through FSA Loan Process

Posted on July 16, 2012 by tanya brown

A new, easy-to-read guide designed to help farmers and ranchers navigate through the FSA Farm Loan Program is now available online. The guide provides customers with information on the types of loans available, loan servicing and other helpful resources for … Continue reading →

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Going Viral: ‘Sexy and I Know it’ Farm Parody Educates Millions

Posted on July 13, 2012 by tanya brown
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Journals Reveal Changes in Farming Since 1870s

Posted on July 12, 2012 by tanya brown

By Deborah O’Donoghue, public affairs specialist, FSA Public Affairs Branch On May 15, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a piece of legislation that established the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It was the beginning of what Lincoln penned the … Continue reading →

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