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USDA Investments Make Big Impact in Rural America

Posted on 01/27/2016 at 03:20 PM by Shannon Hoyle

USDA Rural Development’s just released 2015 Progress Report highlights the many ways that the Agency’s investments in businesses and communities...

Categories: AgMRC Blog, Local/Regional Foods, State Happenings

Strength in Our Numbers - Even Small Ones Thanking Farmers, Ranchers, and Veterans

Posted on 12/03/2015 at 11:16 AM by Laura Klaes

There’s always something to give thanks for at harvest time, but our gratitude shouldn’t be limited to this page of...

Categories: AgMRC Blog, General, State Happenings

Second Morrill Act Redux: America's 1890's Land Grand Universitites Academic Excellence

Posted on 08/11/2015 at 12:00 AM by Laura Klaes

Booker T. Washington. George Washington Carver. Educators par excellence. Pioneers in food and agricultural scientific research. Dedicated their lives to...

Categories: AgMRC Blog, General, State Happenings

USDA Announces $30 Million Available for Food Entrepreneurs and Agricultural Producers

Posted on 05/13/2015 at 12:00 AM by Laura Klaes

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop...

Categories: Grants, Local/Regional Foods, State Happenings

The Land Connection to Host Two Upcoming Workshops

Posted on 01/26/2015 at 12:00 AM by Shannon Hoyle

The Land Connection will host two separate upcoming workshops located at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery in Champaign, Illinois. The...

Categories: Local/Regional Foods, State Happenings

Tools Farmers Need to Navigate the Farm Bill

Posted on 01/14/2015 at 12:00 AM by Christa Hartsook

A packed hall at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show got a tutorial on...

Categories: Commodities & Products, State Happenings

USDA Invests in Small and Emerging Rural Businesses

Posted on 11/17/2014 at 12:00 AM by Christa Hartsook

USDA is investing $4.9 million in 50 projects across the country to support small and emerging rural businesses and rural...

Categories: General, Grants, State Happenings

USDA Awards $22.5 Million in Loans and Grants to Rural Businesses

Posted on 06/13/2014 at 12:00 AM by Christa Hartsook

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of $22.5 million in loans and grants for organizations in nine states...

Categories: Grants, State Happenings

Our Food Link Program Launched

Posted on 01/17/2014 at 12:00 AM by Christa Hartsook

Our Food Link, a new year-round program that county and state Farm Bureaus can use to reach consumers of all...

Categories: Grants, State Happenings

USDA Celebrates Farm to School Success

Posted on 10/24/2013 at 12:00 AM by Christa Hartsook

Nationwide Census on Farm to School Activities Identifies Over 38,000 Schools with 21 Million Students Serving Over $350 Million in...