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Feed Grain with a Name and a Story

October 27, 2010 Eva Antzcak, Summer Intern, Food and Nutrition Service

Donn Teske, farmer and President of the Kansas Farmers’ Union, is optimistic. He believes that small and mid-sized farms are making successful inroads to improve their market power and these efforts have great potential. Donn himself operates a fifth generation, 2,000 acre organic farm and ranch in...

Food and Nutrition Farming

A Kansas Telephone Company Uses Recovery Act Funds to Provide State-of-the –Art Service to a Rural Network

October 26, 2010 Patty Clark, State Director, USDA Rural Development-Kansas

Greenwood County, Kansas is a fragile rural economy. Despite the current challenges of outmigration, unemployment and economic resources a bold step was taken recently as Madison Telephone, LLC broke ground to begin construction of a Fiber-to-the-Premises project in its certified service area, which...

Initiatives Rural Technology

Deputy Secretary Merrigan Addresses Kansas City Business Council, Meets Stakeholders, Concerning Sustainability and Food Systems

October 14, 2010 Patty Clark, State Director, USDA Rural Development

The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City recently hosted an “Agricultural Sustainability Forum” at the legendary American Royal facilities in the historic Kansas City Stockyards district. Among the featured speakers was USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan.

Food and Nutrition

Conservation on the Ground in Kansas

September 23, 2010 NRCS Chief Dave White

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is a federal agency that provides one-on-one conservation assistance to farmers, ranchers and other private landowners. We help landowners grow food and other crops in more efficient, environmentally friendly ways to protect the natural resources that we...

Conservation

Iowa and Nebraska Families Observe June Homeownership Month

June 29, 2010 acampbell

By Darin Leach, USDA Iowa Public Information Coordinator and by Vicki Schurman, Nebraska Public Information Coordinator Earlier this month USDA Rural Development housing administrator Tammye Trevino and four state directors participated in tour to celebrate national Homeownership Month. The theme of...

Initiatives Rural

USDA Housing Administrator Trevino Observes National Homeownership Month In Holton, Kansas

June 23, 2010 Harold Alford, Public Information Coordinator, Kansas

Rural Housing Administrator Tammye Trevino kicked off Homeownership Month celebrations in Kansas during a recent Midwest homeownership tour. Her visit to our state was highlighted by a stop at the Danny and Season Brown home in Holton, followed by an award presentation to Tom Bishop, Executive...

Rural

Missouri Families Achieve Homeownership with Support from USDA

June 18, 2010 Janie Dunning USDA Rural Development State Director, MO

Tammye Trevino, Rural Development Housing Administrator, joined me in recognizing two Missouri families in a celebration of reaching the American Dream of homeownership on Monday, June 14, 2010.

Rural

Madison Telephone LLC to Provide USDA-Funded Broadband Service to 200 Square Miles in Southeast Kansas Thanks to the Recovery Act

June 07, 2010 acampbell

Mary Meyer, who began working for the Madison Telephone LLC in Kansas for the first generation owners, is now working with the third generation to prepare them to take over the company upon her retirement...when this USDA funded Broadband project is complete.

Initiatives Technology

USDA Rural Development-Kansas Celebrates Earth Day With The City of Chetopa

April 26, 2010

By Harold Alford, Public Information Coordinator, Kansas Last week as we celebrated the anniversary of Earth Day, we remembered that it is critical that we protect our environment for future generations. In each of the past 40 years, communities and individuals throughout our Nation have taken one...

Initiatives Conservation Rural

Kansas USDA Holds ‘Rural Jobs Roundtable’ at 2010 Kansas Workforce Summit

January 22, 2010

USDA Rural Development State Director Patty Clark and Kansas FSA State Executive Director Adrian Polansky hosted a roundtable on job creation and economic growth in association with the 2010 Kansas Workforce Summit in Topeka. The “Rural Jobs Roundtable” was a special session at the summit and a...

USDA Results Rural
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