Tag: veterans
How to finance a new, small or specialty farm
Microloans were created for new, small or specialty farmers. If you can't get credit elsewhere with reasonable rates and terms, this could be your answer.
Farm training for veterans
The National Center for Appropriate Technology is now accepting applications from military veterans who want to attend the week-long Armed to Farm Training.
Salute to veterans’ untold stories
On Veterans Day, Editor Susan Crowell shares the WWII memories of two uncles and her father.
Veterans can get scholarship for ag conference in Ky.
Annual event focuses on practical advice for farmers and is being held Jan. 25-28 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Medical care should not be another battle our veterans have to...
It goes without saying: Every veteran deserves our respect and gratitude. Medical care, without delay, should not be yet another battle our veterans have to fight.
Ask FSA Andy about reporting crop acreages and the NAP program
Producers who have planted fall seeded grains such as wheat, rye or barley need to report their crop acreages to their local FSA office by Dec. 15. Producers who are interested in the 2016 NAP may need to apply for coverage by Nov. 20, depending on the commodity they want to insure.
Museum welcomes home Korean and Vietnam veterans
MAPS Air Museum welcomes home veterans from 1950-1975.
Homegrown By Heroes: Growing support for veteran farmers
When Dawn and Lee Lichtenwalner left Las Vegas in 2008 to take up permanent residence at their 11-acre Leetonia, Ohio, vacation property, turning it into a full-time farming operation was not part of the plan. Earlier this month, their Dandelion Lane Farm became the first in Ohio recognized by the national Homegrown by Heroes program.
Dear Hero Program reaches out to deployed troops
One woman’s care packages have started a group committed to sending a little piece of home to soldiers overseas.
Help our veterans
A while back on a Saturday morning, I was setting up for the Farm and Dairy news inside in the grill area of the...
