FSA county committee members help fellow farmers
Hello Again!
As you read this, Memorial Day is right around the corner. Maybe you will celebrate with a cookout and a visit to the...
Ask FSA Andy: Commodity Credit Corp. loans, CRP and farm loans
Hello Again!Today I have three topics I would like to briefly talk about. They include your stored grain that is under loan, maintenance of...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency offers farm operating loans
Hello Friends,
With a Direct or Guaranteed Farm Operating Loan through the USDA’s Farm Service Agency, a qualified farmer can purchase or lease items needed...
It is a new year with new committee members
Greetings!Congratulations to all the newly elected and re-elected county committee members. Their responsibilities begin immediately as the first official meeting this month will require...
Remember to vote in your local FSA elections
Hello Again,FSA county committees play a vital and relevant role in delivering important farm programs. Your participation in the election process will result in...
How to manage risk for non-insurable crops
The Farm Service Agency's Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program can be an important risk- management tool for fruit and vegetable growers.
FSA Andy for Sept. 24, 2009
Hello Again!
It seems as though “going green” is all the rage. More and more people are looking for environmentally friendly, sustainable and all natural...
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy about NAP assistance and crop acreage
Hello Again!I was asked the other day why farmers talk about the weather. Guessing it goes back to that it is the one variable...
Remembering two lifelong farmers
We lost two local stalwarts of our farming community this past week. Raymond was 97 and Warren was 89.
Ask FSA Andy about Annie’s Project Retreat
Annie's Project provides education and a support network to enhance business skills of women involved in all aspects of agriculture.