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Se Aproxima la Fecha Límite para Inscripción en el Programa 2009 de Desastre para los Cultivos de Arroz, Algodón, Semillas de Soya y Camote

November 30, 2010 Isabel Benemelis, FSA

La Agencia de Servicio Agrícola (“Farm Service Agency” o FSA, por sus siglas en inglés) del USDA le recuerda a los productores que tienen hasta el cierre de negocio del jueves, 9 de diciembre, para solicitar asistencia por pérdidas del año 2009 bajo el Programa de Asistencia para Cultivos (“Crop...

Spanish Rural

Application Deadline Approaches for 2009 Crop Assistance Funds

November 30, 2010 Isabel Benemelis, USDA Farm Service Agency

A little over a week remains for eligible producers to apply for assistance for 2009 losses under the Crop Assistance Program (CAP). Applications must be submitted by Dec. 9 for producers of rice, upland cotton, soybeans and sweet potatoes to be eligible for up to $550 million in disaster assistance...

Rural

Turning the Page on Discrimination at USDA

November 30, 2010 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack

Since my first day as Secretary of Agriculture in January 2009, President Obama and I have made resolving USDA’s troubled civil rights record one of our top priorities. Today we have taken an important step forward in this work as the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the Claims...

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It stands for more than the season

November 30, 2010 Phil Sammon, US Forest Service Public Affairs Office

It stands as a tribute and image of the season, when we as a nation celebrate Christmas. It is the focus of a nation for the lighting ceremony and is the background of news footage, specials and photographs throughout December. It stands in the spotlight for only a few weeks and then the lights fade...

Forestry

Solid Waste Management Grants Make an Impact in Rural Alaska Communities

November 30, 2010 Merlaine Kruse, Director, Community Programs, USDA Rural Development, Alaska

Literally millions of tourists have visited Alaska, a state which is over twice the size of Texas. While many have seen the southeast region and the southcentral corridor stretching from Fairbanks through Anchorage and south to the Kenai Peninsula, relatively few have visited southwest and Interior...

Rural

Aquaculture systems Help Southwest Iowa Producers Meet the Growing Demand for Local Foods

November 30, 2010 Bill Menner, USDA Rural Development State Director in Iowa

It has been more than a year since Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative to encourage conversations about local food systems. In that time, the initiative has strengthened the local foods movement that was...

Food and Nutrition Farming Rural