NAP 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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