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In Conversation with #WomeninAg: Beth Robinette

April 29, 2016 Jessica McCarron, USDA Deputy Press Secretary

Every month, USDA shares the story of a woman in agriculture who is leading the industry and helping other women succeed along the way. This month, we hear from Beth Robinette, a rancher and leader in the local food and regional food movement in Spokane, Washington. She runs her family's fourth...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Agriculture Saved A Veteran's Life

April 29, 2016 Sam Rikkers, Administrator, Rural Business Service

Eric Grandon of West Virginia is a war hero in the truest sense. Spending nearly 20 years in the Army, he was a combat veteran in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom II, and participated in four peace-time missions to the Middle East. Yet, when a horrific flashback overtook him in 2011...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming Rural