Category Archives: Features

Carole Williams: Taking the Reins to Be ‘One of the Best’

Posted on September 13, 2011 by tanya brown

 Carole Williams lost her husband of 44 years, but was determined not to lose the farm they grew together. by Pamela Rhoades, Quitman County, Miss., CED On any given day, you might find Carole Williams driving around on her farm … Continue reading →

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FSA Emergency Loan Aids in Rebuilding 100-Year-Old Family Farm

Posted on September 12, 2011 by tanya brown

 A five-generation family farm, Young’s Greenhouse was severely damaged in a tornado. Since the early 1900s, Young’s Greenhouse has been family owned and operated providing vegetables and flowers to the community. The tornado ripped through the family’s 300-plus acres destroying … Continue reading →

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Gleaning Effort Yields Tons of Watermelons, Promotes Healthy Eating in Schools

Posted on September 12, 2011 by tanya brown

 A gleaning effort by the Bladen County FSA in Elizabethtown, N.C., provided more than two tons of crimson sweet watermelons that will be donated to the students and staff at the Elizabethtown Primary and Middle schools. Local farmer, Jeff Simpson, … Continue reading →

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Illinois FSA Employees Become Losers to Help the Hungry

Posted on September 9, 2011 by tanya brown

The 2011 Feds Feed Families Food Drive coincided with an ongoing “Biggest Loser” weight loss contest among members of the Illinois FSA State Office and the RMA Springfield Regional Office.    The objective: Team members must collectively lose the most … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin FSA Ladies Get Dirty for a Cause

Posted on September 2, 2011 by tanya brown

  Employees from the Jefferson and Dane County Farm Service Agency in Wisconsin got dirty for a good cause. The female-only Dirty Girl Mud Run — held at Milford Hills Hunt Club in Johnson Creek — is a 5K run … Continue reading →

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Tenn. FSA Donates 669 Pounds for Feds Feed Families

Posted on September 2, 2011 by tanya brown

Pictured (from l to r): Ralph Bellamy, Kathy Mackay, Janet Coleman, Shelly Evans, Jackie Norfleet, Lisa Parchman, Ron Eldridge and Scott Turpin. USDA Farm Service Agency Service Center in Clarksville, Tenn., collected 669 pounds for the Feds Feed Families initiative this … Continue reading →

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FSA Gives Family an Opportunity for Farm Ownership

Posted on September 2, 2011 by tanya brown

The Garcia family’s farm and dream home was purchased with help from the Farm Service Agency. Pictured (l to r) Micaela, Alex, Cesar, Ivan, Hector and Edgar. by Bonita Pfannenstiel, farm loan officer, Ness City, Kan. Call it fate or … Continue reading →

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Ohio FSA Partners to Sponsor Pee-Wee Swine Showmanship

Posted on August 25, 2011 by tanya brown

 Children ages two to eight participated in an FSA-sponsored Pee-Wee Showmanship. by Holly Gates, Defiance/Tiffin Ohio FSA As the summer is in full swing, so are county fairs across the nation and Ohio is no exception.  The Tiffin/Defiance FSA Farm Loan team … Continue reading →

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TN FSA State Committee Donates More Than 130 Pounds of Food

Posted on August 22, 2011 by tanya brown

 Pictured l to r: State Committee Members Jack Whittenburg, Eddie Anderson, Robert Collier and Patti Hutchinson. The Tennessee FSA State Committee convened for their August meeting last week and brought with them 138 pounds of non-perishable food items for the … Continue reading →

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New Jersey FSA Volunteers Gleen 4,000 pounds of Food for Hungry

Posted on August 18, 2011 by tanya brown

FSA volunteers gleened pounds of squash and zucchini to deliver to food pantries across New Jersey. It was a beautiful breezy morning on Aug. 10 when USDA employees from offices around the Garden State met at Sun Valley Orchards in … Continue reading →

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