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A Staple of the Farmers Market Since 1918
by Michael T. Jarvis, AMS Public Affairs Director It was 1918 when Elmer Moje first took crops to market with his father on a horse and wagon in North Tonawanda, New York. Moje, who turns 99 later this month, still … Continue reading
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U.S. Sees Increase in Number of Farmers Markets
U.S. Farmers Markets have increased 9.6 percents since last year as Americans demand more locally fresh food. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan made the announcement as part of the kick off for National Farmers Market Week, Aug. 5-11. According to … Continue reading
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Loan Seminar Highlights Opportunities for Garden State Youth
By New Jersey Farm Service Agency Future farmers merged into the USDA Vineland Service Center in New Jersey last month to present their agricultural projects and discuss their experiences as Farm Service Agency youth loan recipients. The seminar highlighted the … Continue reading
USDA Bends Rules on Conservation Programs to Help Farmers, Livestock Producers Weather Drought
USDA announced additional steps to assist farmers and livestock producers suffering from one of the worst droughts seen in more than 70 years. During a media conference today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced changes to several conservation programs that will … Continue reading
Sign-Up for Highly Erodible Land Initiative Opens Today
Sign-up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the Conservation Reserve Program opens today, July 23, giving landowners an opportunity to receive rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers on eligible cropland. Croplands with an erodibility … Continue reading
USDA Officials Find Drought Tour ‘Sobering’
Agriculture officials toured the scorched farmlands of Indiana this week to view the devastation and show support to farmers. Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service Undersecretary Michael Scuse and Indiana FSA Executive Director Julia Wickard said what they saw was sobering … Continue reading
NJ Incubator Farm Offers Low Leases to Beginning Farmers
A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has given birth to an incubator farm in New Jersey that offers plots of land to help young and beginning farmers get into the business. Part of a 3,000-acre estate of tobacco … Continue reading
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Additional 39 Counties in 8 States Declared Disaster Areas Due to Drought
Another 39 counties in eight states have been named primary natural disaster areas by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack due to drought. Last week, Vilsack announced a new process for declaring disaster areas, which fast-tracked 1,016 counties across the country into … Continue reading
Change in Disaster Process Provides Faster Service, Lower Interest Rates
Farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters can now receive faster and less burdensome assistance from the U.S. Department Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today improvements to the Secretarial disaster designation process that will reduce wait time by 40 … Continue reading
Summer Season Brings Array of Administrative Changes to FSA
FSA is undergoing several administrative changes that will take effect in July. As of July 8, FSA Administrator Bruce Nelson will resume his position as state executive director in his home state of Montana after more than a year in … Continue reading
