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Small Loan Makes Big Difference for Family in Remote Area of Navajo Nation

June 19, 2014 Arizona Rural Development State Director Alan Stephens

Some mornings Nona Schuler would make the teeth-jarring drive along a washboard dirt road from her home on the Navajo Nation to her job in town only to discover when she got there that her earrings didn’t match. Without electricity and lighting, it was often difficult for her to see what she was...

Energy Rural

Wyoming Agriculture: Growing Opportunities

June 05, 2014 Rhonda Brandt, Wyoming State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

In May 2014, abundant snow and rain turned Wyoming pastures and crops green. In the same month, the 2012 Census of Agriculture showed that farmers and ranchers grew their opportunities from 2007 to 2012. Wyoming is one of only 10 states that increased both the number of farms and ranches, up 6.1...

Energy Conservation Technology