Category Archives: Regional Posts

Young FSA Loan Recipients Receive Award for Cattle Operation

Posted on February 22, 2010 by tanya brown

Cullen and Sara Beth Kovac are prime examples of the success young producers can achieve when dedication, hard work and dreams collide.   The couple recently received the distinguished Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Award for their cattle operation in … Continue reading →

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ARRA Funds Keep Six Generations of Farming Alive

Posted on February 17, 2010 by tanya brown

Ask for Leroy Beck on this farm in the Northern California community of Afton and two men will answer. Leroy J. and Leroy D. are father and son. They share a first name, a last name and a long farming … Continue reading →

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County FSA Loses 42 Years of Experience

Posted on February 16, 2010 by tanya brown

After 42 years, the Racine-Kenosha-Milwaukee County Farm Service Agency is losing a member of its family. Linda Feldkamp, a federal program technician, is retiring this month leaving behind the first and only job she has had since graduating high school. … Continue reading →

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FSA County Committee Member Honored for 9 Years of Service

Posted on February 11, 2010 by tanya brown

For nine years Thelma “Toke” Heiman helped give Finney County, Kan., farmers and ranchers a voice in how federal actions affect local communities and individual operations while serving on the Farm Service Agency Finney County Committee. Heiman was recognized by … Continue reading →

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Conservation Organization Encouraged to Actively Participate in Climate Change, Global Warming

Posted on February 10, 2010 by tanya brown

  Attendees of the National Association of Conservation Districts 64th Annual Meeting were encouraged to be a part of the dialogue about climate change and stay alert on efforts to address global warming during a welcome address by Rep. Adam … Continue reading →

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Virginia Ag Leaders Gather for Jobs Roundtable Discussion

Posted on February 5, 2010 by tanya brown

In an effort to create jobs and spur economic development, more than 30 community leaders from across Virginia met last week on the Eastern Shore of the state to discuss and share ideas during a Jobs and Economic Roundtable.

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USDA Farm Service Agency: Making a Difference in the Cattle Industry

Posted on February 5, 2010 by tanya brown

  More than 6,000 individuals representing all facets of the cattle industry came together in San Antonio for the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show last week. The event is the largest of its … Continue reading →

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Missouri Tween Grows Herd With FSA Youth Farm Loan

Posted on February 3, 2010 by tanya brown

  Bob Arnold earned his grandson $5,000 and five cows just by listening to the radio. “It’s important to get started young,” said Arnold, a Johnson County, Mo., farmer who listens to 100.7 FM “The Farm” radio each morning. During … Continue reading →

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Oregon Jobs Forum Focuses on Renewable Energy to Spur Rural Growth

Posted on February 2, 2010 by tanya brown

Creating biomass and geothermal plants along with other sources of renewable energy are the types of jobs Oregon residents said were needed to grow their rural communities. Nearly 75 residents attended a jobs forum in Bend, Ore., last week as … Continue reading →

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Good Samaritan Welcomes Stranger Into Home

Posted on January 28, 2010 by tanya brown

It was the night of a record-breaking snow storm that County Executive Director Jimmy Gantt made the decision to invite a stranger with military training into his home. “He was just a young kid trying to get home from school … Continue reading →

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