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Successful Weatherization of Navajo Homes Made Possible with USDA Help

July 06, 2012 Jamie Welch Jaro, Public Affairs Officer, Utah State Rural Development Office

Though the morning could be cool, even pleasant at times, scorching heat was promised to each of the more than 250 volunteer students who signed up and traveled – some more than 2,000 miles – to Monument Valley, Utah, to work in the desert sun on Navajo homes.

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Building a home, a community, friendships…and values with USDA RD Self-Help Program

July 05, 2012 Dianna Jennings, special projects coordinator, Arizona Rural Development State Office

“Even decades from now, after we die, our son will remember what we did to give him a home,” said Moises Fonseca in the comfortable living room of his new home. His six-year old son, also named Moises, smiled shyly at his dad.

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USDA Undersecretary Sees Economic Engines at work in Michigan

June 29, 2012 Alec Lloyd, Michigan USDA Public Information Officer

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager made two visits to Michigan in the last few days and joining him in his travels was Rural Development State Director for Michigan James J. Turner and several of our staff as he crossed the state.

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Secretary's Column: National Homeownership Month

June 29, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

June is National Homeownership Month, and at the U.S. Department of Agriculture we’ve spent the past few weeks highlighting the role housing plays in our small towns and rural communities. With 50 million Americans living in rural America, access to quality, safe housing is an important factor to a...

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Leveraging USDA Resources Has Positive Impact On Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate’s Economy

June 28, 2012 Tedd Buelow, USDA Rural Development Native American Coordinator

I was honored to attend the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Annual Homebuyers Fair on June 20, 2012 in Sisseton, South Dakota. Although the previous evening and early morning rain saturated the ground, it didn’t stop the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate from having a successful event. June is homeownership month...

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USDA Helps Improve Medical Care Access and Educational Opportunities in Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan

June 28, 2012 USDA Wisconsin Public Information Officer Kelly Edwards

June is Dairy Month and Wisconsin is a national leader in agricultural production with dairy farming being the number one agricultural activity in the State. Wisconsin has more than 76,000 farms dotting its rural landscape, supporting communities, families and businesses of all size.Critical to the...

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USDA Officials Discuss Housing Opportunities During the 38th Annual National American Indian Housing Council Conference in Alaska

June 27, 2012 Larry Yerich, USDA-RD – Alaska Public Information Coordinator

June is Homeownership Month in America. Earlier this month, representatives of Native American Tribes traveled from as far away as Massachusetts to Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the three-day National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) Conference. Now in its 38 th year, the main theme was...

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With USDA Support, GE Aviation Considers a Renewable Jet Fuel Investment in Ohio

June 27, 2012 Tony Logan, Ohio State Director, USDA Rural Development

GE Aviation is collaborating with USDA Rural Development, the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), air carriers and producer groups to investigate opportunities for an Ohio or Midwest-regional approach to providing renewable-jet fuel in support of production engine testing at GE Aviation’s sprawling...

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USDA Housing Administrator Visits Nevada Families as they Build Their Own Homes

June 26, 2012 Kelly Clark, USDA Nevada Public Information Officer

June is homownership month and you could say the Nevada heat drove everyone under the tent together. With mercury touching 103 degrees, the tent at the Color Country Self-Help Housing development in Mesquite, Nevada, was a good source of shade, but it could not chill the sense of pride and...

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USDA Highlights Efforts to Give Tribes the Tools to Improve Basic Services

June 25, 2012 Janie Hipp, Senior Advisor to Secretary Vilsack, Office of Tribal Relations

When you woke up this morning, chances are you turned on a light, took a shower in your bathroom, brushed your teeth with running water and checked the Internet. For too many people in Indian Country, this simple daily process is currently unattainable. Services most Americans take for granted are...

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