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First Person to Spot the Asian Longhorned Beetle in the U.S. Receives Recognition

June 01, 2011 Rhonda Santos, APHIS Public Affairs, Worcester, MA

APHIS recognizes Ingram Carner with a certificate of appreciation for being the first person in the United States to spot the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB). ALB experts Joseph Gittleman of APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarrantine program and Joan Mahoney of the New York State Department of...

Animals Plants

A 73 Year Old Kentucky Widow Becomes a First-Time Homeowner Thanks to USDA

June 01, 2011 Katherine Belcher, Kentucky USDA Public Information Officer

To Elizabeth Bonner, the single greatest thing about her new home is the serenity she feels as she sits on her covered back porch, listening to the water as it rolls over the rocks that line the creek bed bordering the back of her property.

Rural

USDA Administrator Urges Eligible Applicants to Apply for Flex-Fuel Pump Funding

June 01, 2011 Alec Lloyd, USDA Michigan Public Information Officer

Last week USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Programs Administrator Judith Canales crossed Michigan’s Lower Peninsula at a series of events to highlight flex-fuel options and the availability of renewable energy assistance. She addressed the Michigan Business Incubator Association’s conference...

Energy Rural

As Application Deadline Approaches, Solar Workshop Energizes Participants

June 01, 2011 Dianna Jennings, Arizona USDA Public Information Coordinator

Sixty participants packed into the Cochise County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Arizona recently for a three-hour workshop on how to write applications for solar grants. One attendee came in for the event from Mohave County, some 400 miles away.

Energy Rural