Category Archives: Features

 Pictured standing in the CREP acreage admiring the Kincaid’s Lupine are representatives of the three-part Conservation Partnership between FSA, the Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Mossback Farm. Pictured l tor: Josh Togstad, riparian planner, SWCD; Amie Loop-Frison, … Continue reading →

Young members of the Chedepo-Grebo tribe celebrate their cultural heritage by re-creating traditional decoration and attire during a recent cultural celebration in Guinda.  The tribe is utilizing an FSA Operating Loan to expand its specialty fruit and vegetable growing business … Continue reading →

Just because a producer works at a smaller operation doesn’t mean he or she can’t sell on a bigger scale. And the size of a farm shouldn’t limit a producer’s ability to feed local foods to local people. But how … Continue reading →

Staff searching for a central location to find solutions to their software questions have a place to turn. The Quick Tips and Resource Links site, or QTips is now available to help answer specific questions about Microsoft Office programs such … Continue reading →

Dave Russell (center, holding plaque) was recognized by Indiana FSA employees for 30 years of broadcasting service to the agriculture community. The Indiana Farm Service Agency office bid farewell to Dave Russell, broadcaster with Brownfield Radio Farm Broadcasters, after more … Continue reading →

 Once one of the largest tobacco making farms, The Chaney Family Farm has reinvented itself into a profitable dairy operation that has an ice cream shop and movie night. by Winnie Breeding, Kentucky FSA State Office If you were to ask … Continue reading →

The Nebraska Farm Service Agency has encouraged 16 families in the Harvard city area to come together and create a community People’s Garden. “I prefer to help people help themselves,” said David Studnicka, Clay County FSA executive director. That’s why … Continue reading →

 FSA has helped Clothilde Ntahomvukiye and Michele Mpambazi adjust to farming in northern New England. Both participate in the New Farms for New Americans project and have been farming since they were children. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in … Continue reading →

Farm Service Agency (FSA) acting Administrator Bruce Nelson praised Director of Contracting Activity Designee Joyce Bowie recently for her career work that earned her the distinguished USDA Champion Award at the Small Business and AbilityOne Award ceremony held at USDA.  … Continue reading →

Weather around the country may prove difficult for producers as flooding in the northern plains and upper Midwest is expected to continue throughout the summer, according to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey. While favorable conditions are expected in parts of the … Continue reading →