Category Archives: Regional Posts

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 →

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 →

Young Pennsylvania residents are getting into the farming business, but it’s not because they expect to make a lot of money. “It’s not the most profitable industry around,” said Charlene Berg, Farm Service Agency loan officer. “It’s a lifestyle choice. … Continue reading →

School kids from Baltimore will plant, feed and harvest a People’s Garden in Patterson Park — a grassy oasis in the middle of an inner city neighborhood. The area, currently known as a food desert because it’s void of supermarkets … Continue reading →

 From l to r:  Mitchell W. Whittle, farm loan chief; Earl Reynolds, farm loan manager; Colette Bivens, farm loan officer; Phyllis Holleran, farm loan officer; Sharon Meyer, program technician; John W. McCauley, FSA state executive director; Steve Pratt, district director; … Continue reading →

 Glen Elsbernd, sitting in between potato rows, began growing vegetables in high school while working at Ladybug Landscapes in Decorah, Iowa.  Twenty-three year-old Glen Elsbernd is utilizing the USDA’s Organic Initiative and higher payment rates on conservation practices as a … Continue reading →

Michael Lenagar believes in running his farm with old fashioned values. “I know I’m doing it just like the old folks did. They figured it out and I’m not changing it.” The Neola Farms owner has become a popular fixture … Continue reading →

 Art Brown (left) and Morris Gbolo of World Foods at B&B Farms in New Jersey. In many parts of the country, harvest time is well underway. As summer comes to an end and many of America’s farmers and ranchers are busy … Continue reading →

Joe Shaffer (left) is first farmer in the nation to apply and receive funding through the Conservation Loan Program. Matt Briggs, farm loan manager, helped him through the process. Joe Shaffer had almost given up on constructing a protected livestock … Continue reading →

  North Dakota SED Aaron Krauter discusses farm programs with a group of representatives from Kazakhstan.   State Executive Director Aaron Krauter and program specialist Dale Ihry explained several FSA programs to the delegation, including direct payments, Average Crop Revenue … Continue reading →