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USDA Expands Its Housing Refinance Program to 15 More States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to Help Rural Homeowners Lower Mortgage Rates

January 31, 2013 Tammye Treviño, Administrator, USDA Rural Development Housing Programs

Rural Development is the lead Federal agency that works to ensure that rural families have access to safe, well-built, affordable homes. In February 2012, the agency initiated a two-year, pilot refinancing program in 19 states hardest hit by the Nation’s housing downturn to help eligible USDA...

Rural

Local Foods and Nutritious Diets: USDA’s 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum

January 31, 2013 Brenda Chapin, USDA Office of the Chief Economist

Demand for local and regional foods is strong and growing, as consumers across the country are looking for healthy food options grown and raised in their own communities. USDA has long supported this effort along with the procurement of regional foods by schools and helping them increase food...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Access to Land, Capital Biggest Obstacle for Beginning Farmers

January 31, 2013 Tanya Brown, Writer and Editor, Farm Service Agency

Clay Blackburn is a 25-year-old Missouri farmer who works several part-time jobs to keep his cow/calf operation growing. He currently leases 200 acres of land until he can build enough capital to buy. “It’s tough for a young person to get started in farming,” said Blackburn. “Finding land is the...

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