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Harvesting Clean Energy in Montana

October 30, 2015 Lillian Salerno, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development

NOTE: This week on the USDA Blog, we’ve been featuring the stories of America’s Harvest Heroes who, like farmers across the nation, are working this harvest season to secure the bounty of healthy food American agriculture is renowned for. From laying the foundation for the next generation of farmers...

Rural

Speaking of Pumpkins

October 30, 2015 Hodan Farah Wells and Gustavo Ferreira, Economic Research Service

In the fall a person’s fancy often turns to thoughts of…pumpkins. The season is underway, from the ornamental pumpkins of Halloween to the pies that grace many tables at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Where do pumpkins come from? Though six States account for nearly half of U.S. production, pumpkins...

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Co-ops Help Make Home Affordable and Bridge Digital Divide for Rural Americans

October 30, 2015 Dan Campbell, USDA Rural Business and Cooperative Service

October is National Cooperative Month, and we're happy to spotlight several projects throughout the month that have been supported through USDA Rural Development's Cooperative Services. John McNamara is a Cooperative Development Specialist with the Northwest Cooperative Development Center in Olympia...

Rural

USDA Assists in Bringing Commercial Dehairing Operations Back to United States

October 30, 2015 Katherine Belcher, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Rural Development, Kentucky

October is National Cooperative Month, and we're happy to spotlight several projects throughout the month that have been supported through USDA Rural Development's Cooperative Services. It took nearly two years to travel from Italy to America via transportation across water, through the air, and...

Rural