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Agricultural Youth Opportunities: A Journey to Future Career Success

March 20, 2018 the 2017-18 National FFA Officer Team

From ages nine to 99, the opportunities available in agriculture are endless – and ageless. As student leaders of the National FFA Organization, there are few people who know that better than our fellow 650,000+ members and us. In a few years, we’ll fill some of the most challenging and critically...

Farming Technology

Farmers Markets Can Grow with “VegU-cation”

March 06, 2018 Laura Popielski, VegU Coordinator, 2017 USDA Farmers Market Season

Everyday USDA works to develop tools for farmers and ranchers that support their financial success. The USDA Farmers Market on the National Mall is a “living laboratory” for farmers market operations across the country. During our 2017 market season, we tested “VegU-cation” and found that this fruit...

Farming

USDA Disaster Program Helps Texas Farmer Recover from Hurricane Losses

March 05, 2018 Shawn McCowan, Texas FSA Public Affairs Specialist

Doug Harper, a fifth-generation farmer, moved to the Texas Gulf Coast area in 2012, looking forward to the potential for increasing corn, cotton, milo, and watermelon production there. Texas farmer Doug Harper comes from a long line of farmers. Growing up in the business, he knows there are always...

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