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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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