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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: Preserving a Century Farm with Conservation
Conservation
Fridays on the Farm: Preserving a Century Farm with Conservation
This Friday meet Maggie McQuown, an owner of her family’s Century Farm in southwest Iowa, a couple miles west of the city of Red Oak. The farm was purchased by her great grandparents in 1899. She and her siblings ar...
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Fridays on the Farm: A Community Legacy at Lyles Station
Conservation
Fridays on the Farm: A Community Legacy at Lyles Station
This Friday meet Stanley Madison, a farmer with big plans for Lyles Station. His family’s history stretches for five generations through the small unincorporated area in southwest Indiana and he has dedicated his li...
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Fridays on the Farm: Coming Back to the Ranch
Conservation
Fridays on the Farm: Coming Back to the Ranch
This Friday meet Kimberly Ratcliff, the manager of Caney Creek Ranch located in Oakwood, Texas. Kimberly got into the ranching business in 2007 after leaving her branding specialist job with a large financial firm i...
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Fridays on the Farm: A Bright Future Through Soil Health
Conservation
Fridays on the Farm: A Bright Future Through Soil Health
This Friday meet Mike Davidian, a fourth-generation farmer and owner of Davidian Farm in Northborough, Massachusetts. Founded in 1918, the farm now spans about 150 acres, producing apples, peaches, corn, tomatoes, p...
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Fridays On The Farm: Family Dairy Shows Resiliency in Uncertain Times
Ag Business
Fridays On The Farm: Family Dairy Shows Resiliency in Uncertain Times
This Friday meet the multi-generational family owners of Wright’s Dairy Farm and Bakery, one of the oldest dairy operations in Northern Rhode Island. They focus on cow comfort, value-added products, and accommodatin...
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Fridays On The Farm: Growing Partnerships in Alaska
Conservation
Fridays On The Farm: Growing Partnerships in Alaska
This Friday visit Alaska, the largest state in the nation, with 375 million acres of land. But who owns all that land? Most of Alaska's land is federal and state owned, and more than 13 percent is private land owned...
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