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Kentucky Rural Development Celebrates BIG Opportunities and Job Creation

August 10, 2011 Tom Fern, Kentucky State Director, USDA Rural Development

Job creation in rural America begins with local leaders, a vision for improving the local economy and then bringing together financing partners to make the vision a reality. I had the honor of joining Congressman Hal Rogers and representatives from Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul’s offices...

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A 73 Year Old Kentucky Widow Becomes a First-Time Homeowner Thanks to USDA

June 01, 2011 Katherine Belcher, Kentucky USDA Public Information Officer

To Elizabeth Bonner, the single greatest thing about her new home is the serenity she feels as she sits on her covered back porch, listening to the water as it rolls over the rocks that line the creek bed bordering the back of her property.

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Hancock County, Kentucky Residents Rejoice at USDA’s Investment in New Library

May 19, 2011 Katherine Belcher, Kentucky USDA Public Information Officer

In less than a year, residents in the city of Hawesville and Hancock County, Kentucky., will have a brand new library that will be twice as large as the existing one. The new 10,000 square foot facility will provide additional space for computers with Internet access, public meeting rooms and...

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USDA-Funded Water Quality Project Leads to Industry Expansion and Creation of Almost 400 New Jobs

May 17, 2011 Katherine Belcher, USDA Kentucky Public Information Officer

It is the goal of every USDA Rural Development program to help improve the economy and the quality of life in rural communities across this country – but with some projects, the impact of agency investment is not always obvious in the early stages. Once in a while, however; you have one that creates...

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With USDA Assistance, Eastern Kentucky Renters Have a New Safe Housing Option

May 11, 2011 Katherine Belcher, Kentucky Public Information Officer

Residents in the rural Eastern Kentucky community of Prestonsburg have a new place to call home after Preston’s Crossing opened the doors on a newly constructed multi-family housing complex. Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County, which is one of Kentucky’s persistent poverty counties.

Initiatives Rural

USDA Rural Development Makes New Library Dream a Reality for a Small Kentucky Community

February 10, 2011 Katherine Belcher, Kentucky Public Information Coordinator

Despite below-freezing temperatures and high-wind advisories, more than 50 residents of Hardinsburg and Breckinridge County, Kentucky, turned out recently to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new public library. The crowd included local high school students, city and county officials, library board...

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1890 Student Makes a Big Contribution at the USDA Rural Development Kentucky State Office

January 21, 2011 Katherine Belcher, USDA Rural Development Kentucky Public Information Officer

College student Latrice Watkins began an internship at the Kentucky USDA Rural Development State Office last summer – but her dedication, positive attitude and incredible work ethic led to an extended stay, which came to an end last week after seven months. Watkins will graduate this spring from...

Initiatives Rural

Kentucky FarmStart Program Bringing Fresh Faces to Agriculture

November 08, 2010 Sivapathasun Sureshwaran, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Lee Meyer, University of Kentucky

When Denise Hamilton and her husband retire from their careers as teachers at West Jessamine County High School in Nicholasville, Kentucky, they plan to move to their new farm in Garrard County and supplement their retirement income by growing pasture-raised beef and organic vegetables. “We just...

Initiatives Food and Nutrition Farming

The Field Guide to the New American Foodshed

November 04, 2010 Lana Cusick, Director, Risk Management Education Division, Risk Management Agency

The Farm Credit Council, the trade organization for the farmer-owned Farm Credit System, was recently awarded a grant by the Risk Management Agency to produce written and web-based material using case studies to explain how local food systems work in the real world of business and economics, called...

Initiatives Food and Nutrition Farming

Deputy Secretary Merrigan Visits Kentucky to Announce Funding for USDA Program to Boost Small Business Development

November 02, 2010 Katherine Belcher, USDA Kentucky Public Information Coordinator

As Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan wrapped up a multi-state visit last week, she stopped in Kentucky where she announced the recipients for the Rural Microentreprenuer Assistance Program (RMAP) on Oct. 28.

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