Category Archives: Features

  Women producers at the Spokane conference site introduce themselves to fellow producers. by Chris Bieker, outreach and communications coordinator, Washington State FSA Women producers from throughout Washington state did something this February that they rarely do — they met … Continue reading →

An FSA Youth Loan helped Brandon Brown expand his cow/calf operation and further develop his Future Farmers of America project. by Tim Story, farm loan officer, Winchester Farm Service Agency Franklin County FFA Chaplain Brandon Brown of Estill Springs, Tenn., … Continue reading →

Terry Hickenbotham, Ph.D., (left) and John Jinkins, Ph.D., were awarded the awarded the John E. Lee Award for Sustained Excellence in Group Economic Analysis.  Terry Hickenbotham, Ph.D., and John Jinkins, Ph.D., agricultural economists with the Economic and Policy Analysis Staff … Continue reading →

We know that America’s farmers and rural communities are vitally important to our nation’s economy, producing the food, feed, fiber and fuel that continue to help us grow. There are hundreds of programs and resources available to help meet these … Continue reading →

The Emergency Conservation Program helped the Phelps family save their deer farm after a windstorm. by Candy Moore, Idaho FSA Communications Coordinator and Debbie Carlock, County Executive Director  Ivan and Wilmina Phelps are the proud operators of a European Fallow Deer … Continue reading →

  Windham County Farm Service Agency in Connecticut has taken an innovative approach to connect consumers with their local farmer. Through the state’s AGvocate program — a program designed to make farming viable in Connecticut towns — the agency received … Continue reading →

Tiffany Arthur, FSA senior economist and commodity analyst, is the recipient of the Economist of the Year award presented by the USDA Economists Group. Tiffany Arthur knows peanuts. Her command of the subject area not only allowed her to develop … Continue reading →

Allen Mackrain, farm loan manager (left), assisted Leonard Bird with a farm loan to help his family have more control over their farming operation. by Leonard Bird, small acreage farmer along the Rio Grande River  I live on the Santo … Continue reading →

Did you know that the number of farms in the United States peaked in 1935 at 6,812,350 operations when the average farm size was154.8 acres? In comparison, the 2007 Census of Agriculture counted2,204,792 farms with the average farm size of … Continue reading →

Isreal Gordon, Jr., (right) and FSA Farm Loan Officer Precilla Wade worked to make Gordon’s dream of being a successful farmer a reality. by Latrice Hill, FSA Outreach program lead With the help of the Farm Service Agency, young minority … Continue reading →