Category Archives: Features

FSA’s Zip the Bee Participates in National Pollinator Event

Posted on June 24, 2011 by FSABlogAdmin

The People's Garden at USDA Headquarters in Washington, DC. was the location of the 5th Annual Pollinator Celebration. Various activities and exhibits on bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles highlighted the work of USDA agencies and federal partners. One of the … Continue reading →

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New York FSA Hosts India Ag Reps to Enhance Intern’l Relations

Posted on June 16, 2011 by tanya brown

India's agriculture representatives visited the colorful greenhouses on their tour of the Barber’s farm in upstate New York. Pictured from l to r: Nitin Srivastava, Cindy Barber, Surabhi Mittal, Tom Della Rocco, Shuchi Mathur, James Barber and Hema Yadav. … Continue reading →

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Young Farmer Realizes Dream of Owning a Dairy Operation

Posted on June 15, 2011 by tanya brown

Persistence and an FSA loan helped Matt Hartwig realize his dream of becoming a dairy farmer. “I never really wanted to do anything else but be a dairy farmer,” said Hartwig. But obtaining funding to purchase an operation or buy … Continue reading →

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Indiana County FSA Office Expands Education Efforts Through People’s Garden

Posted on June 14, 2011 by tanya brown

The Newton County Farm Service Agency in Morocco, Ind., expanded its People’s Garden this year to include three plots that will be used to educate elementary school children and participants in the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program. One plot … Continue reading →

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FSA Youth Loan Turns Business Plan Into Reality

Posted on June 13, 2011 by tanya brown

Andrew Erickson of Funk, Neb., began his farming career as a freshman in high school. With the use of a Farm Service Agency Youth Operating Loan, he was able to grow and expand his vegetable garden into six greenhouses on … Continue reading →

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Farmers See Advantage of FSA Farm Storage Facility Loan

Posted on June 7, 2011 by tanya brown

Dean Manthe is one of several farmers in Wisconsin and across the country who are building their own corn drying and storage facilities with the help of the Farm Service Agency. The Farm Storage Facility Loan is providing convenience and … Continue reading →

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Texas High School Students Encouraged to Pursue Careers in Agriculture

Posted on June 2, 2011 by tanya brown

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan listens to and answers questions from seniors from Calvert High School Calvert, Texas Jamarion Ramirez, Andre Ross, Telisa Grimes, LaKendra Crowley Ja’Marcus Ashley, Blair Burns and Shameka Grimes. It wasn’t supposed to happen. There wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Parents Shell Out $400 to Send Kids to Farm Camps

Posted on May 31, 2011 by tanya brown

With a plethora of summer camps to chose from, many parents are selecting $460 a week farm camps where kids collect eggs, feed pigs and harvest crops. Shoofly Farm near Seattle is sold out for the summer with 600 kids … Continue reading →

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FSA Loan Helps Young Couple Buy a Ranch of Their Dreams

Posted on May 27, 2011 by tanya brown

Few couples get the opportunity to do what Shane and Kristi Daniels did. With the help of conservation groups and a Farm Service Agency farm ownership loan and guaranteed farm ownership loan, the 30 year olds were able to purchase … Continue reading →

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FSA Youth Loan Borrower at 13, Successful Business Woman at 22

Posted on May 24, 2011 by tanya brown

by Cassie Bable, Texas Farm Service Agency Callie Perry shared her love of agriculture with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) eight years ago, at the age of 13, in an article written about her … Continue reading →

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