Category Archives: Features

The prevalence of E.coli in manure and on hides is much higher in cattle that were fed corn byproduct. According to a study by the USDA Agricultural Research Service, cattle that were given corn-based feed that included at least 40 … Continue reading →

  High school students in American Samoa visit the Pago Pago USDA Service Center to learn about careers in agriculture. by Josie Malepeai Lealasola   The USDA Service Center in Pago Pago, American Samoa adapted the nationally recognized Bring Your … Continue reading →

Beverley Bickel, program technician, put letters on SWCD sign to advertise the upcoming DCP/ACRE deaadline. The  sign is an easy way to reach producers in 20 Indiana counties. The Farm Service Agency in Randolph County, Ind., has been trying to find different … Continue reading →

Northern California USDA employees teamed up to raise money for families coping with cancer. Pictured l to r: Erin O’Farrell, Joleen Logan, Lesalee Miles-Miller, Becky Fairbairn, Katie Delbar, Emma Chow, Danya Hildebrand.   The Mendocino/Lake County, Calif., USDA Service Center … Continue reading →

David Kessel’s family accepted the OPEDA Unsung Hero award on his behalf. Pictured l to r: OPEDA President Louis Iacoletti, Miranda Kessel (David’s daughter), Zeb Kessel (David’s son), Tammy Kessel (David’s wife) and Kimble Hayes, W. Va. farm loan chief. … Continue reading →

 Enterprise Bank, FSA, Calvert ISD and the senior class created a partnership that will have a positive impact on the student’s lives and the future of Calvert ISD.   by Cassie Bable, Farm Service Agency   The Calvert Texas Independent … Continue reading →

Monty Collins (left) talks to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson about conservation efforts happening on his farm. Monty Collins thinks, breathes, eats and teaches agriculture. He lives on a century farm passed down from … Continue reading →

One of farming’s largest organizations is located in Philadelphia. A Future Farmers of America chapter at a Philadelphia high school is bringing youths to the farm to lead them to careers in agriculture. (America’s Heartland)

At the age of 26, after working several years on his family farm, Tom Grzadzieleski, Jr., stepped out on his own with the help of the Farm Service Agency Beginning Farmer Loan Program. For the past two years, Grzadzieleski rented … Continue reading →

The farm-to-table movement has been responsible for the creation of a new type of business — mobile composting. With the restaurant business being a wasteful business, many states are passing laws making composting mandatory, but space has become an issue. … Continue reading →