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New York FSA Hosts India Ag Reps to Enhance Intern'l Relations
06/16/2011 12:00 PM EDT
India's agriculture representatives visited the colorful greenhouses on their tour of the Barber's farm in upstate New York. Pictured from l to r: Nitin Srivastava, Cindy Barber, Surabhi Mittal, Tom Della Rocco, Shuchi Mathur, James Barber and Hema Yadav. New York Farm Service Agency representatives, aiming to improve international relationships, participated in a program designed to develop new markets, promote food security and enhance marketing potential. FSA State Executive Director James Barber and County Executive Director Thomas Della Rocco took part in the International Visitor Leadership Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, where they hosted four leaders of...
More States to Participate in Biomass Production Program
06/15/2011 02:21 PM EDT
Four more states will be added to the list of project areas under a Farm Service Agency program that encourages producers to establish unconventional crops to be used for biofuels. Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania were selected as part of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program that will provide financial incentives to eligible agriculture producers to grow giant miscanthus — a sterile, hybrid warm-season grass that is cultivated through the planting of rhizomes in open fields. "This represents another step in agriculture's contribution to the President's energy goals to establish commercial-scale dedicated energy crops," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. MFA Oil...
Young Farmer Realizes Dream of Owning a Dairy Operation
06/15/2011 11:49 AM EDT
Persistence and an FSA loan helped Matt Hartwig realize his dream of becoming a dairy farmer. "I never really wanted to do anything else but be a dairy farmer," said Hartwig. But obtaining funding to purchase an operation or buy farmland seemed impossible for a 20-something who grew up on a farm in Minnesota. With dairying a distant dream, Hartwig decided to take up veterinary medicine, earning a degree in dairy science management and later interning on a dairy farm in Oregon. He continued to save his money and when the opportunity came, he dipped into his $60,000 nest egg...
Nomination Period for County Committee Elections is Now Open
06/15/2011 08:35 AM EDT
The nomination period for local Farm Service Agency county committees is now open. Farmers and ranchers can nominate themselves or others as candidates to sit on the local county committee and help make important agricultural decisions. Nominations will be accepted through Aug. 1. Learn more.
Indiana County FSA Office Expands Education Efforts Through People's Garden
06/14/2011 03:54 PM EDT
The Newton County Farm Service Agency in Morocco, Ind., expanded its People's Garden this year to include three plots that will be used to educate elementary school children and participants in the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program. One plot will educate third graders about planting, harvesting and cooking, while another plot will be managed by fourth graders as part of a Junior Master Gardener Program. The last plot will help WIC participants learn the nutritional benefits of various vegetables. The Purdue Cooperative Extension partnered with FSA to begin planting the gardens that are located at the Newton County Courthouse...
Missouri Flooding Destroys Farmland
06/14/2011 10:55 AM EDT
Farmers and ranchers in Nebraska are scared, according to John Berge, executive director of the National Food and Agriculture Council. Flooding from the Missouri River has corn and soybean fields under nearly four feet of water and levees eroding due to water pressure. (USDA Radio Newsline). Listen to more
Reminder: Nomination Period for FSA County Committees Opens Tomorrow
06/14/2011 08:31 AM EDT
The Farm Service Agency will begin accepting nominations for local county committees beginning Wednesday, June 15. The nomination period — which runs through Aug. 1 — allows farmers and ranchers to nominate themselves or others as candidates to sit on the local county committee and help make important agricultural decisions. "County committees are an important link between the farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and give landowners, farmers and ranchers a better chance of having their opinions and ideas heard. If county committees are to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve, minority and women farmers must...
USDA Expands Recreational Fishing, Hunting Opportunities in Rural America
06/13/2011 04:15 PM EDT
The Farm Service Agency is expanding its efforts to encourage owners of privately held farm, ranch and forest land in eight additional states to voluntarily open the land for public recreational use. The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) is a grant program open to state and tribal governments that provides a financial incentive to encourage landowners to open their land to the public for wildlife-dependent recreation such as fishing or hunting. "VPA-HIP not only helps achieve conservation goals, but also increases opportunities for hunting, fishing and other compatible outdoor activities by providing additional access to privately held...
USDA Preserves 2.8 Million Acres to Benefit Environment, Wildlife
06/13/2011 03:28 PM EDT
USDA took another step toward improving the environment by enrolling more than 2.8 million acres during the Conservation Reserve Program's 41st sign-up period. This is the second consecutive year that USDA has offered a general sign-up, and with more than 38,000 offers received, the agency is close to the 32 million acre cap set for the program. "Interest in this sign-up was high and despite the high commodity prices, I'm pleased that producers and landowners continue to voluntarily protect their most environmentally sensitive lands," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Since its inception 25 years ago, CRP has helped reduce soil...
FSA Youth Loan Turns Business Plan Into Reality
06/13/2011 11:15 AM EDT
Andrew Erickson of Funk, Neb., began his farming career as a freshman in high school. With the use of a Farm Service Agency Youth Operating Loan, he was able to grow and expand his vegetable garden into six greenhouses on 14-acres of land where he grows tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, watermelon and cantaloupe. He sells his fruits and vegetables at the local farmers market and has all the business he can handle. Read more (Nebraska Rural Living).
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