County 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...
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A 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...
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USDA 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...
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Northern 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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