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Former Auto Exec Trades Up

July 09, 2012 Kent Politsch, Chief, Public Affairs Branch, Farm Service Agency

Some people have “heaven on earth.” Have you ever wondered who or what they were talking about? If you were in Wyoming, it might have been Gary and Karen Ricley and their ranch along Slater Flats. When Gary was offered an early retirement from his executive job in the auto industry in 1998, he was...

Conservation

Vian, Oklahoma Helps Enhance School Facilities While Inspiring Fitness Through USDA Rural Development's Community Facilities Program

July 09, 2012 Kathleen James, Oklahoma USDA Public Information Officer

As construction gets underway, Vian, Oklahoma residents eagerly await the completion of their new regulation size track and fitness facility. This small rural community located in eastern Sequoyah County hopes to encourage fitness and healthy living with the new facility, funded in part by USDA...

Rural

An 87 Year-Old Missouri Resident Enjoys her First Home-Thanks to USDA Support

July 09, 2012 Anita J. (Janie) Dunning, Missouri State Director, USDA Rural Development

Last year for Homeownership Month we visited Rita Fincher to whom we had made a Single Family Housing Direct loan to help purchase a home. I was so impressed with her story last year that I decided I wanted to go back and visit her to see “what difference a year had made in her life with her new...

Rural