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#FridaysOnTheFarm

From the kitchen table to the boardroom table, USDA brings people together across the nation for:  healthier food, natural resources and people;  a stronger agriculture industry; and economic growth, jobs and innovation.

Each Friday, meet those farmers, producers and landowners through our #FridaysOnTheFarm stories.  Visit local farms, ranches, forests and resource areas where USDA customers and partners do right and feed everyone.

Fridays on the Farm: Dairying with Determination
Lynnette Wright, FSA, New York •
Jun 11, 2021

The farm has been in Tim’s family since the 1830s. He took over the dairy from his parents in 2015. Photo by Lynnette Wright, FSA.
Ag Business

Fridays on the Farm: Dairying with Determination

This Friday meet Tim Yancey, a beginning farmer in Croghan, New York, who took over his family’s 50-cow dairy farm in 2015. Since then, the challenges of the dairy industry haven’t dampened Tim’s spirt to continue w...
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Fridays on the Farm: Creating a Wildlife Oasis
Tivoli Gough, NRCS, Wisconsin •
May 28, 2021

Wildlife food plots, like the thriving one shown here, are a common practice on easements.
Conservation

Fridays on the Farm: Creating a Wildlife Oasis

This Friday meet TJ Rogers of Green Lake County, Wisconsin. Growing up in a family of foresters, TJ spent a lot of time in the woods, building and growing his conservation land ethic from the ground up. As an adult,...
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Fridays on the Farm: Preserving Wetlands and Forestland for Wildlife
Diane Petit, NRCS, Rhode Island •
May 14, 2021

Patrick and Diane Luther on their property in July 2019.
Conservation

Fridays on the Farm: Preserving Wetlands and Forestland for Wildlife

This Friday meet Patrick and Diane Luther of Glocester, Rhode Island, where they own 38 acres of woodland. Originally planning to develop house lots for their family, their plans changed as school and careers took t...
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Fridays on the Farm: Maintaining Healthy Streams and Forests in Alaska
Samia Savell and Tracy Robillard, NRCS, Alaska •
Apr 30, 2021

Stream on the remote village of Hoonah, located near the capital of Juneau in Southeast Alaska
Conservation

Fridays on the Farm: Maintaining Healthy Streams and Forests in Alaska

This Friday visit the remote village of Hoonah, located near the capital of Juneau in Southeast Alaska. Generations of Alaska Native people have thrived upon the land and all that it supports. A common cultural thre...
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Fridays on the Farm: Embracing Community and Conservation
Amy Overstreet, NRCS, Vermont •
Apr 16, 2021

Greg Cox and his son, Avery, on their farm in West Rutland, Vermont.
Conservation

Fridays on the Farm: Embracing Community and Conservation

This Friday meet Greg Cox, owner and operator of Boardman Hill Farm in West Rutland, Vermont. His diverse farm in west central Vermont includes ten acres of organically certified fruits, vegetables, and flowers. He ...
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Fridays on the Farm: Making Leaps with Loan Programs
Bobbie Kriz-Wickham, FSA, Nebraska •
Apr 01, 2021

Lindsay and Travis have a cattle operation in Rising City, Nebraska.
Loans and Grants

Fridays on the Farm: Making Leaps with Loan Programs

This Friday meet Lindsay Truksa of Rising City, Nebraska. Agriculture is in her blood. Growing up in eastern Nebraska, Lindsay was active on her family’s farm and worked with their Simmental cattle herd. Now an adul...
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