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June 14, 2012 Doug O’Brien, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA Rural Development

Rural communities are the backbone of our nation’s economy. This past year, food and agriculture exports from rural America reached their highest levels ever and the industry supported more than 1.15 million American jobs. America’s agricultural trade surplus also reached record levels. This is...

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USDA Helps Improve Native Health Care in Rural Alaska

June 14, 2012 Larry Yerich, Alaska Rural Development Public Information Coordinator

For most Americans, advanced health care facilities that can treat almost any kind of ailment are just a short drive away. But picture you or a loved one in your rural community enduring a life-threatening illness or injury, and having to travel hundreds of miles for medical attention. Compounding...

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Rural Development’s Key Partnerships Promote Economic Development on the Pine Ridge Reservation

June 12, 2012 Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager, USDA Rural Development

USDA Rural Development has a long history of collaboration with the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. I’ve seen the power of these collaborations first-hand, both in my current role as Under Secretary for Rural Development, as well back in the 1990s when I had the opportunity to serve as Rural...

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Deputy Under Secretary Encourages Michigan USDA Home Loan Borrowers to Explore a Streamlined Refinancing Pilot Program

June 04, 2012 Alec Lloyd, Michigan Rural Development Public Information Officer

Last week, USDA Rural Development in Michigan got an early start on Homeownership Month by promoting a pilot refinancing program, announced in February by Secretary Tom Vilsack, to help residents with current USDA home loans reduce their payments. Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Doug O...

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USDA Celebrates National Homeownership Month

June 01, 2012 Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary for Rural Development

Today, June 1, is the first day of National Homeownership Month, which is celebrated each June to highlight the important role housing plays in creating jobs, maintaining viable rural communities and contributing to the economy.

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USDA Community Facilities Program Supports Job Growth Across America

May 31, 2012 Darin Leach, Iowa Rural Development Public Information Officer

Earlier today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a report highlighting the ways in which Community Facilities infrastructure investments in rural communities help create jobs and boost economic development, and Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager announced additional investments that will...

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USDA Revolving Loan Fund Creating Jobs, Boosting Businesses in Southwest Minnesota

May 31, 2012 Adam Czech Minnesota Public Affairs Specialist

Since 1997, Prairieland Economic Development Commission in Slayton, Minnesota, has been partnering with USDA Rural Development and local lenders to grow the economy and create jobs in southwestern Minnesota. Prairieland has financed over 60 rural businesses and helped create hundreds of jobs using...

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USDA in Arizona Partners with the Department of Education to Help Rural Students Obtain College Aid

May 30, 2012 Dianna Jennings, Arizona USDA Public Information Officer

USDA in Arizona has joined the national partnership effort with the Department of Education (ED) to get the word out about federal student aid resources. Arizona Rural Development (RD), Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)—the three USDA agencies that comprise...

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People's Garden in Tipton, Iowa Celebrates USDA's 150th Anniversary by Growing "Abraham Lincoln" Tomatoes

May 29, 2012 Darin Leach, USDA Rural Development, public information coordinator in Iowa

To help celebrate USDA’s 150th anniversary which was on May 15th, USDA Rural Development employee Mike Boyle (left in photo) and community volunteer Josh Meier, planted special heirloom “Abraham Lincoln” tomatoes at Hardacre Community Garden in Tipton, Iowa. Tipton’s Hardacre Community Garden was...

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USDA Tribal Collaboration Meetings Continue in Southeast Alaska

May 25, 2012 Forrest Cole, Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest

The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the country, and constitutes 85 percent of the land mass in Southeast Alaska. No doubt, land management issues in Southeast were a main topic of discussion at the Tribal Collaboration Meeting held in Ketchikan on May 4 th.

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