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Reminder: Nomination Period Open for 2012 County Committee Elections

The nomination period for the 2012 county committee elections is open, giving farmers and ranchers a chance to select themselves or others as candidates to sit on their local county committee and help make important agricultural decisions. Members of the … Continue reading

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USDA Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for January 2010

The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for January 2010. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.375 percent, unchanged from December 2009, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year commodity … Continue reading

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Non-Profit Awarded $300,000 to Train Latino Farmers, Expand Agriculture Program

The USDA Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers awarded a $300,000 grant to an Oregon-based non-profit to help expand its organic agriculture program. Adelante Mujeres — an organization designed to help Latinas and their families by providing … Continue reading

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Roundtable Discussions on Jobs, Economic Growth Heads to Nebraska

A series of roundtable discussions sponsored by USDA will make their way to Nebraska this week to generate ideas on how to create jobs and economic opportunities. The forums, which will be held by videoconference in eight locations throughout the … Continue reading

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