Category Archives: Features

Protecting Crops and Livelihood

Posted on December 16, 2010 by tanya brown

For Florida farmer Tom Perryman, risking sleep and resources to protect his 130 acres of sweet corn from record-low freezing temperatures is part of the gamble farmers take. Perryman slept one hour out of 26 to light Tiki torches and … Continue reading →

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MIDAS Project Moves to Blueprinting Phase

Posted on December 15, 2010 by tanya brown

The MIDAS project has moved into its next phase, which will identify requirements needed to help build a new information technology system that will improve the way farm program benefits are delivered to farmers and ranchers. Modernize and Innovate the … Continue reading →

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FSA Loan + Youthful Persistence = Dream Realized

Posted on December 8, 2010 by tanya brown

Jonnalee Henderson is proof that great things do come in small packages. In her short 28 years, Jonnalee has achieved great success. From serving as an officer with the Future Farmers of America at the California state and national levels, … Continue reading →

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KY FSA Donates More Than 7,100 Pounds of Food to Local Pantry

Posted on December 6, 2010 by tanya brown

 Grayson County FSA staff delivered more than 7,100 tons of food to those in need. Pictured from l to r: James Thomason, Molly Terry, Barbara Meredith, Sandra Childress and Meghan Edwards.   More than 7,100 pounds of non-perishable food was collected … Continue reading →

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Managing the Escalating Risks of Farming

Posted on December 6, 2010 by tanya brown

Dairy farmer Luke Brubaker has managed risks well enough to establish a long history of successful and environmentally friendly farming. At age 67, however, he recognizes that now is the riskiest time he has seen. “Our costs to produce corn … Continue reading →

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Non-Profit Offers Helping Hand to Sick, Injured Farmers

Posted on December 6, 2010 by tanya brown

For more than 100 family farms in the upper Midwest, Farm Rescue has been a lifesaver. Built on the premise of farmers helping farmers, Farm Rescue provides assistance to producers who have experienced illness, injury or the effects of a … Continue reading →

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FSA Provides Help to Kewa Pueblo Destroyed by Storms

Posted on November 30, 2010 by tanya brown

Farmers and ranchers from Kewa Pueblo affected by three major storms this past summer received much needed information on Farm Service Agency programs from the staff of New Mexico’s FSA.  A workshop was held on Nov. 16 to provide information … Continue reading →

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Texas FSA Fills Teaching Gap in School District

Posted on November 29, 2010 by tanya brown

 Juan Garcia, state executive director, explains the cycle of production agriculture to the students.   When Terri Trevino heard that the agriculture program in the Calvert Independent School District in Texas might be suspended due to the lack of an … Continue reading →

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U.S. Farmers Travel to Afghanistan to Wean Growers Off Poppy

Posted on November 29, 2010 by tanya brown

More than 60 American farmers have traveled to Afghanistan to help train and convince their Afghan counterparts to grow corn, wheat, rice and other crops instead of poppy, which makes opium that finances the Taliban. But it’s a hard sell. … Continue reading →

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USDA Scientist Develops Catfish Production Booster

Posted on November 24, 2010 by tanya brown

A USDA scientist is using a “see-saw” to find new ways to enhance farm-raised catfish production. Les Torrans, a fish biologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, discovered the precise amount of oxygen levels needed to affect catfish egg development … Continue reading →

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