|  Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to FSA Fence Post for USDA Farm Service Agency. New articles have been published and are available below. | | | 06/06/2014 11:22 AM EDT | Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced two programs this week to help producers protect the land through conservation and assist beginning farmers in obtaining land. Beginning June 9, farmers, ranchers and landowners can sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) … Continue reading → | | | | 06/06/2014 09:23 AM EDT | By Brenda Carlson, FSA Lead Regional Public Affairs Specialist Keegan Poe of Johnson County, Indiana is a busy man. Not only is Poe a regional manager for Indiana Farm Bureau, but in his "spare time," he holds down a second … Continue reading → | | | | 06/04/2014 02:46 PM EDT | Veterans are returning from battle and finding peace working the land. "In war, you see the worst sides of people, the worsts parts of humanity. So it feels good to see so much life, to see the cycle of life … Continue reading → | | | | 06/04/2014 02:43 PM EDT | When Becky Fortenberry's husband was hospitalized and diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the entire world fell on her shoulders. After years of making a living on their cotton farm in Lockney, Texas, her husband was no longer able to farm the … Continue reading → | | | | 06/04/2014 02:32 PM EDT | The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for June 2014. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is unchanged from May 2014, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year … Continue reading → | | | | 06/04/2014 02:30 PM EDT | Agricultural exports are expected to reach a record high in fiscal year 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Based on the Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade report, exports are expected to reach $149.5 billion, an estimated $6.9 billion … Continue reading → | | | | 06/04/2014 02:28 PM EDT | The U.S. Department of Agriculture released new 2012 Census of Agriculture profiles for all 50 states, Puerto Rico and more than 3,000 counties across the United States. The census — conducted every five years — is the only time the … Continue reading → | | This email was sent to iammejtm@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: USDA Farm Service Agency · 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. · Washington, DC 20250 · 800-439-1420 | 
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