Category Archives: Features

County Committees – Making a Difference

Posted on July 26, 2019 by cassiebable

By Molly Rose, USDA The nomination period for the USDA Farm Service Agency’s annual county committee election runs through Aug. 1, 2019. Throughout the nomination period, we’ll introduce you to county committee members across the nation. This week meet Salvador … Continue reading →

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The Business of Bees

Posted on July 12, 2019 by cassiebable

By Gina Kerzman, USDA Kaylee and Jason Moody are beekeepers and owners of Moody Bees Honey in Madelia, Minnesota. These first-generation farmers have been in business for five years. Starting the Business Kaylee and Jason got started in the beekeeping … Continue reading →

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County Committees – Compassion for Fellow Producers

Posted on July 10, 2019 by cassiebable

By Gina Kerzman, USDA The nomination period for the USDA Farm Service Agency’s annual county committee election runs through Aug. 1, 2019. Throughout the nomination period, we’ll introduce you to county committee members across the nation. This week meet Lisa … Continue reading →

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County Committees – A Voice for Fellow Producers

Posted on June 28, 2019 by cassiebable

By Lauren Moore, USDA The nomination period for USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) annual county committee elections began June 14 and continues through Aug. 1, 2019. Throughout the nomination period, we’ll be introducing county committee members across the nation. This … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Glass Half Full

Posted on June 21, 2019 by cassiebable

By Lynnette Wright, FSA AJ and Jeanne Wormuth are operators of Half Full Dairy in Elbridge, New York. These farmers stay true to their name, always looking at the glass half full. Joining the Business AJ and Jeanne recently purchased … Continue reading →

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New USDA Program, Other Assistance, About to Kick in for America’s Dairy Industry

Posted on June 21, 2019 by cassiebable

By Richard Fordyce, Farm Service Agency Administrator  Each June, we celebrate National Dairy Month! Since 1937, this month has been set aside to mark the importance of the dairy industry and the products it produces to America’s agricultural sector and … Continue reading →

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County Committees – Agriculture’s Roots to FSA

Posted on June 14, 2019 by cassiebable

By Jocelyn Benjamin, USDA The nomination period for the USDA Farm Service Agency’s annual county committee election begins today and runs through Aug. 1, 2019. Throughout the nomination period, we’ll introduce you to county committee members across the nation. This … Continue reading →

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Teaming Up for Success in the Dairy Business

Posted on June 12, 2019 by cassiebable

By Donna Olinger, FSA Jim and Terri Elgin took a leap of faith when they purchased their Orange County, Virginia, farm in 2002.  They had been involved in a family farming operation in Fauquier County when they decided to venture … Continue reading →

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At the Crossroads of Hope and Farmers

Posted on June 7, 2019 by cassiebable

By Heather Emmons, USDA Savannah Gates is a hydroponic farmer in Amarillo, Texas, who literally lives at the crossroads of Hope and Farmers — and lives by the connection of those words, too.  Her path in life hasn’t been straight, … Continue reading →

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Arizona Ranch on the Road to Recovery after Weathering Extreme Drought

Posted on May 31, 2019 by cassiebable

By Arnie Schlittenhart, Arizona Farm Service Agency Last November, Al Thomas surveyed the barren rangeland on his Silver Spur Ranch, located near the Tolani Lake Chapter of the Navajo Nation in north-central Arizona. Just 18 months earlier, Al had enough green forage … Continue reading →

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