Military Veterans Interested in Ag: Learn Here!
So you’ve been marching to a military beat and now it’s time for a change. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has some suggestions you may want to consider. There are jobs in ag that could use the...
View ArticleMinnesota Farmer Commits a Century of Life to Agriculture
FSA Administrator Val Dolcini celebrates Art Hulberg’s 100th Birthday and his 30 year commitment to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). (Photo courtesy of Deb Mercier, News Editor, Pope County...
View ArticleColorado Ranchers Thankful for USDA’s Emergency Haying and Grazing Program
Sustains Herds During Severe and Persistent Drought Livestock producers face tough business decisions on a daily basis. However, 2012 left many of the country’s livestock producers facing the ultimate...
View ArticlePollinator Habitat Not Just for Bees
by Dan Janes, Communications Coordinator and GIS Management Analyst, North Dakota Farm Service Agency Bruce Pantzke’s CRP enhanced with pollinator habitat also provides vital nesting cover for both...
View ArticleIndiana Farm Becomes Conservation Showcase
Dr. Robert and Ellen Mulford have enrolled 238 acres into six different CRP practices that focused on establishing grassed waterways, windbreaks and creating various wildlife habitats by planting...
View ArticleUnsung Hero Helps Community Survive Devastating Disaster
Pictured from left to right: Jim Neill (CED), Dixie Oedekoven (PT), Julie Bronemann (PT), Mary Kay Lemmel (PT), Holly Howie (PT), Tacy Snyder (FLO), Lois Kirkegaard (PT), Ron Adam (FLM) Sturgis, S.D....
View ArticleNorthern Cheyenne Woman Carries on Family Ranching Tradition
By Jennifer Perez Cole, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Farm Service Agency in Montana Fourth-generation cattle rancher Ryhal Rowland used the FSA microloan program to expand her cow-calf operation on...
View ArticleUSDA Under Secretary Introduces E-15 Biofuel Pumps to Nebraska Motorists
Under Secretary Michael Scuse praises Nebraska business leaders for introducing E-15 biofuel pumps (OMAHA, Neb.) – USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse and Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts recently...
View ArticleA Century of Success
The United States Warehouse Act Continues to Do Its Job by Kent Politsch The United States Warehouse Act, administered by USDA Farm Service Agency, is officially 100 years old today, Aug. 11. Grain...
View ArticleCounty Committee Election Nominations in Full Swing
Important Process Runs Through August 1 County Committees make up a unique system envied broadly for its grassroots connection to governing policy. Each year, about one-third of the committee members...
View ArticleAdministrator Encouraged by CRP
Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini has been putting in the miles as he travels to several states, meeting with employees and touring the nation’s diverse agricultural landscape. At several...
View ArticleMapping the Ag-Nation: 2016 National GIS Training (Part 1)
By Simone Grant for FSA Public Affairs In mid-March, Geographic Information System specialists, county office employees, national office staff, and program management of all levels at the U.S....
View ArticleNAP Is Considered “Berry” Good in Iowa
By Elizabeth Lauren Moore, for FSA Public Affairs Sawmill Hollow aronia berry production In the spring of 2012, Iowa farmers experienced a harsh freeze that damaged crops and altered production for the...
View ArticleFarming and Ranching for Disabled Veterans: Opportunities for Success
Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Lanon Baccam U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Lanon Baccam...
View ArticleEarth Day 2016
April 22, 2016, is a day for celebrating our Earth, an event established in 1970 to honor the planet on which we live. The goal announced to the world on this Earth Day is to plant 7.8 billion trees...
View ArticleFence Post Studio – Reaching Farmers and Ranchers
Fence Post Studio with Administrator Val Dolcini Introducing Bridges to Opportunities The Farm Service Agency offers American farmers and ranchers ways to solve problems and succeed with their...
View ArticleMilitary Veterans Interested in Ag: Learn Here!
So you’ve been marching to a military beat and now it’s time for a change. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has some suggestions you may want to consider. There are jobs in ag that could use the...
View ArticleProducers Now Have Online Access to Farm Records
USDA’s Farm Service Agency has made it possible for farmers to access their farm records using the Internet. The electronic information asset is called FSAFarm+. Farmers wanting to view their records...
View ArticleIntroducing Fence Post Studio
Fence Post Studio 1 – FSA Microloans The Farm Service Agency is offering a new approach at FSA’s Fence Post, our direct electronic communications news source. Our goal is to keep up with busy farmers...
View ArticleIMPACTS Tells FSA’s 2015 Accomplishments
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently issued its fiscal year 2015 accomplishments report in a document called IMPACTS. It is a summary review of the various programs and initiatives administered by...
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