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USDA is a Boon to Business in Boonville, NY; Higher Exports Thanks, in part, to Rural Development Program

June 30, 2016 Sam Rikkers, Administrator, Rural Business and Cooperative Service

Focusing on international markets, renewable energy and a community’s inherent assets, rural businesses find dynamic paths to prosperity. To see this in action, I headed to Boonville, New York. Mark Bourgeois was born and raised in Boonville and today is President of CJ Logging Equipment and 3B...

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REAP: Working Well in North Carolina

June 29, 2016 Sam Rikkers, Administrator, Rural Business and Cooperative Service

USDA Rural Development’s Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP as we call it, is one of the flagship programs found in the energy title of the Farm Bill. Through REAP, USDA helps rural agricultural producers and small businesses improve their financial bottom line through increased energy...

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