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USDA Celebrates National Small Business Week with Continued Investments to Help Rural Business Grow
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces $4.7 million in additional investment for rural small businesses.  — Full Story »
 
USDA Promotes Cover Crops in Prevented Planting Fields
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraging Iowa farmers to explore the benefits of planting a cover crop on fields that will go unplanted this year. — Full Story »
 
NRCS Works with Landowners to Boost Pollinator Populations
When it comes to pollinators, Nebraska farmers and ranchers are creating habitat to boost their populations and harness these critters’ value. — Full Story »
 
USDA Announces Additional Actions to Manage the Domestic Sugar Surplus
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced actions to manage the domestic sugar surplus, as required by law, while operating the sugar program at the least cost to the government. — Full Story »
 
One Percent Home Repair Loans Available Through USDA
For those who own and occupy homes which need essential repairs or home improvements, USDA Rural Development can help with low-interest (1 percent) loans to assist very low income rural residents. — Full Story »
 
USDA Announces 39 Iowa Counties as Part of Presidential Major Disaster Designation
Iowa State Executive Director for USDA Farm Service Agency, John R Whitaker, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 39 Iowa counties as part of a Presidential Major Disaster Designation. — Full Story »
 
NDA Rolls Out 2013 Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
With farmers’ market season in full swing, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program is back. — Full Story »
 
USDA Designates 6 Counties in Colorado as Primary Natural Disaster Areas With Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated six counties in Colorado as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought. — Full Story »
 
USDA Programs Provide Home Ownership Opportunities in Scotts Bluff County
USDA representatives met with 51 realtors from Scotts Bluff, Box Butte and Garden Counties to provide training on home ownership programs offered through USDA Rural Development. — Full Story »
 
USDA Programs Provide Home Ownership Opportunities in Madison County
USDA Single Family Housing Specialist Jeff Carpenter of Norfolk met with employees from Tyson Fresh Meats in Madison this week to provide information on home ownership programs offered through USDA Rural Development. — Full Story »
 
USDA Designates Gallatin County in Montana as a Primary Natural Disaster Areas With Assistance to Surrounding States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Gallatin County in Montana as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought, with assistance to producers in Idaho and Wyoming. — Full Story »
 
Perkins County Hospital to Expand, Renovate
The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development has awarded $10.1 million to the Perkins County Health Services Agency under its Community Facilities Direct Loan Program. — Full Story »
 
Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 17
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency county committees begins on Monday, June 17.  — Full Story »
 
USDA Designates 5 Counties in Arkansas as Primary Natural Disaster Areas With Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated five counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas in two separate designations due to damages and losses caused by several disasters, with assistance to producers in Louisiana, Missouri and Oklahoma. — Full Story »
 
FSA County Committee Nominations Begin June 17
Iowa Farm Service Agency State Executive Director, John R. Whitaker announced that the nomination period for this year's county committee election will begin on June 17. — Full Story »
 
Recent Heavy Rains Demonstrate Value of Conservation Practices
Producers are reminded to work with USDA to install and maintain conservation practices.  — Full Story »
 
USDA Official Goes to Bat for Crop Insurance, Food Stamp Expenditures
USDA Acting Deputy Secretary Michael Scuse spoke with reporters at the conclusion of two days of meetings with Nebraska agricultural producers. The round-table discussions were closed to press coverage.  — Full Story »
 
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