Category Archives: Features

USDA Transition Program Gives Hope to Young and Old Alike

Posted on September 10, 2010 by tanya brown

When Taylor Grabanksi, a 23-year-old beginning farmer in Walsh County, N.D., heard about the Farm Service Agency’s Transition Incentive Program (TIP) he knew this was a program he wanted to check out. Taylor grew up on a farm near Inkster, … Continue reading →

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Friendly Competition Cooks Up More than 7,500 Pounds of Food for Needy

Posted on September 7, 2010 by tanya brown

The USDA Farm Service Agency in Schuylkill County, Pa., along with several other agricultural agencies collected more than 7,570 pounds of food during the Feds Feed Families food drive. The friendly competition pitted FSA against the Natural Resources Conservation Service … Continue reading →

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USDA Seeks Tribal Input on Farm Bill Rules

Posted on August 31, 2010 by tanya brown

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have made a renewed commitment to investment and outreach in Indian reservations. As the USDA works to implement legislation within the 2008 Farm Bill, department officials have met with tribal … Continue reading →

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Missouri FSA Prepares College Student for Future in Cattle Business

Posted on August 27, 2010 by tanya brown

Tyler Brune,of Sedgewickville, Mo., dreams of being a farmer some day, and Missouri Farm Service Agency (FSA) is helping to make his dream a reality through the Farm Loan Program and the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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Recovery Act Money Clears Loan Backlog, Helps North Dakota Farmers

Posted on August 24, 2010 by tanya brown

Tom Grzadzieleski, Jr., received help from FSA staff, including Farm Loan Manager Linda Werven, to double the size of his operation in Drayton, N.D. North Dakota farmers and ranchers have received more than 1.7 million dollars in stimulus funding through … Continue reading →

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Grad Student Earning Degree by Targeting Latino Farmers

Posted on August 20, 2010 by tanya brown

A Latino graduate student at Michigan State University is earning his doctorate degree by helping to direct at least $1 million in grants and loans to Latino farmers throughout the state of Michigan. Robert Gardner-Sandoval is targeting Latino residents in … Continue reading →

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ARRA Funding Gives Boost to Beginning Rancher

Posted on August 18, 2010 by tanya brown

A bad year forced Klickitat County farmer Kelly Kreps to choose between fertilizing his fields or paying taxes and insurance. Even though his operation suffered freeze-related losses, Kreps’s ranch didn’t qualify for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) disaster payments program. … Continue reading →

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Commentary: Kids Help Make People’s Garden a Fulfilling Project

Posted on August 17, 2010 by tanya brown

I never knew that planting a People’s Garden could be so fulfilling. The Muscatine County Farm Service Agency office in Iowa teamed up with the Durant Children’s Group and the Campus for Kids — both non-profit organizations — to create … Continue reading →

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Small California People’s Garden Provides Wealth of Herbs to Underserved

Posted on August 16, 2010 by tanya brown

 The Alturas, Calif., Farm Service Agency Service Center People’s Garden is in its second year with overwintering sage, chives and parsley. The small plot at this Northern California service center entrance demonstrates the variety of herbs that can be grown successfully … Continue reading →

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FSA Youth Loan Key to Success

Posted on August 13, 2010 by tanya brown

  “Without the help from the youth loan I received from the Farm Service Agency I wouldn’t have the herd I have today.” Those were the words of 17-year-old Brian Linton of Inwood, W. Va., as he sat by his … Continue reading →

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