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Kentucky Farmer Seizes Opportunity to Put Down Roots of His Own
By: Kentucky Farm Service Agency For the first 25 years of Daniel Hayden’s life, he has dedicated his time working on other people’s farms. He fed cows, cut hay, hauled tobacco and for the past five years, managed his parents’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, beginning farmers, farm bill, farm loans, farmers, FSA, livestock
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Application Deadline Extended for Dairy Margin Protection Program
The deadline for the Margin Protection Program for dairy has been extended to Dec. 19. The program protects participating dairy producers when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below levels of … Continue reading
FSA Loans Provide Boost to Young Farmers
Young people in their 20s and 30s are farming and the USDA Farm Service Agency is getting them started. Andy Birch, 27, put his dreams of owning a dairy farm on hold due to low wholesale milk prices throughout the … Continue reading
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Tagged beginning farmers, dairy, farm loans, farmers, young farmers
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FSA Part of Team Helping Beginning Farmers Secure Land
Caleb and Lauren Langworthy positioned themselves to get as much farming education as possible. Several internships and knowledge of both farming and business took them from renting land to a path of farm ownership. After investors took an interest in their … Continue reading
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Tagged beginning farmers, farm loans, FSA
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FSA Salutes Veterans and Welcomes the Opportunity to Now Serve Them
Rural communities remain the backbone of America. The food that fills the stomachs of millions of American are grown in these communities and more than 44 percent of military recruits who sacrifice to serve this country, come from rural areas. … Continue reading
Man Sentenced for FSA Loan Fraud
A man has been sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $163,000 for selling cattle, hay and other equipment pledged as collateral for several loans from the Farm Service Agency. Patrick Charles Thomas, 55, pleaded guilty to … Continue reading
FSA Keeps Third Generation in the Dairy Business
By Sarah Kern, Minnesota Farm Service Agency When Eric Johnson finished high school, he didn’t see cows in his future. “I wanted a new adventure and I wanted to try something different after being on the farm my whole life,” … Continue reading
Community Gets Buzzed Over Honeybee Tour
It doesn’t take much to get up close and personal with thousands of honeybees in North Dakota. Just sign up to take a tour — a bee tour. Hundreds of people are lining up to take a walk through Llerenas … Continue reading
28-Year-Old Farmer Makes a Living off of Unwanted Farmland
John Shepherd is sort of a legend in Blackstone, Va. He is sought out for his expertise restoring poorly managed, eroded farmland and making it fertile and usable. He’s done it so many times that at age 28, he has … Continue reading
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Tagged beginning farmers, crops, farm loans, FSA
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Millennial Generation Breaking the Bank Before Hitting the Farm
The organic generation wants to farm but not the traditional way. They are more interested in small-scale operations, but access to land and capital are shocking many of them into reality. Many have opted to work in large agribusinesses but … Continue reading
