Informing Florida Producers About Disaster Aid Thursday, September 30, 2004 FSA Administrator Jim Little recently attended town hall meetings in Florida where he shared the news of a special disaster relief program. |
USDA Unveils Minority Farm Register August 19, 2004 |
President Unveils Conservation Measures to Protect Wildlife and Fragile Land August 04, 2004 On August 4, President Bush visited Katzenmeyer Farm in Le Sueur, Minnesota, to announce several key new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) initiatives that will help protect wildlife, water and land resources. The President outlined four CRP measures that will expand the program’s benefits and success. |
Administrator's Honor Awards Ceremony: “Leading the Way at FSA” Wednesday, June 23, 2004 On June 23, 2004, FSA Administrator Jim Little presented this year's Administrator Honor Awards. |
CREP Forum Brings Conservationists to Keystone State Monday, June 21, 2004 Conservationists from across the nation attended the 2004 National CREP Forum in Hershey, Pa. |
Aldaya Selected as a Finalist for the 2004 Service to America Medals Wednesday, June 16, 2004 FSA's George Aldaya has been selected as a finalist for the 2004 Service to America Medals. |
Farm Service Agency Receives NISH Award Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jim Little was presented with the 2004 Government Award for Product during the NISH (formerly the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped) Annual Training Conference held in Hollywood, Fla., on May 25th. |
Administrator Addresses Attendees of Price Support Training Wednesday, May 26, 2004 FSA Administrator Jim Little recently visited the Agency's national price support training in St. Louis, Mo., to thank employees for their efforts in implementing the nation's "most complicated" farm bill. |
Supporting People Who Help Feed a Nation Friday, May 21, 2004 FSA Administrator Jim Little recently toured Arc-diversified, a nonprofit that prepares food items by employing severely disabled individuals. |
FSA Announces Source Water Protection Program Thursday, May 20, 2004 While gray skies hovered over Washington, D.C., spirits were bright among those attending the kick-off of a new FSA project that will help prevent the pollution of drinking water in rural areas across the country. |
FSA Administrator Co-Chairs Interim National Drought Council Meeting Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Farm Service Agency Administrator James Little acted as designated co-chair for Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman during the May 19 Interim Drought Council Meeting held at USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C. |
CRP: Planting for the Future National Conference Tuesday, June 9, 2004 The conference, in Fort Collins, Colo., focused on developing future directions for the Conservation Reserve Program and was targeted to CRP stakeholders with scientific and environmental backgrounds. |
Farm Business Plan Training Underway in Omaha Thursday, April 5, 2004 Training for the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) new Farm Business Plan (FBP) successfully kicked off on April 5 in Omaha, Neb., with an opening ceremony that featured an array of officials. |
VENEMAN LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE OHIO RIVER BASIN WATER QUALITY March 22, 2004 Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman visits the McElhaney Stock Farm in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, to announce a $146 million Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) partnership agreement with Pennsylvania to improve water conditions in the Ohio River, the third largest drainage basin in the Gulf of Mexico watershed. |
FSA Stands Tall at Commodity Classic March 09, 2004 The U.S. Department of Agriculture displayed some of its high tech energy to an enthusiastic and optimistic crowd of producers at the 9th Annual Commodity Classic held March 2-4 in Las Vegas. |
NASS/FSA MOU SIGNING February 27, 2004 On Friday, February 27th, a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between NASS and FSA was signed by Ron Bosecker and Jim Little. The new MOU replaced the previous MOU, which was signed in 1992. |
FSA at the 2004 Ag Outlook Forum February 20, 2004 During the 2004 Ag Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va., employees of FSA's Office of External Affairs educated people from around the world and across the United States about the Agency and its many programs. |
FSA's Black History Month Program February 11, 2004 "Black History Month gives each of us the opportunity to reflect on the words and lessons of leaders who have come before us and the great individuals who set examples for us today." Those were among the many sentiments expressed by FSA Administrator Jim Little during the Agency's recent Black History Month program, held in the USDA South Building in Washington, D.C. |
New Jersey CREP to Protect Atlantic Ocean February 03, 2004 Administrator Jim Little traveled to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to join New Jersey Governor James McGreevey in announcing a $100-million Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) partnership with New Jersey to improve water quality of streams filtering into the Atlantic Ocean. |
NEW HR WEBSITE LAUNCHED February 04, 2004 A new comprehensive web site has been launched for Human Resources in FFAS. |
FSA Media Gallery January 15, 2004 The FSA Media Gallery contains Farm Service Agency related photos and electronic media from across the USA. |
Now Open for Fun! FSA Kids December 30, 2003 |
USDA Helps Provide a Miracle on 138th Street December 15, 2003 On Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) helped 5,000 Harlem families receive what so many of us take for granted – food. This historical event was coordinated by Feed the Children (FTC), the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the Abyssinian Baptist Church, USDA, the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, and several hundred volunteers. |
Farm Service Agency Vision Statement December 04, 2003 |
FSA Joins NFL to Help Feed Poor at Thanksgiving November 25, 2003 USDA's Farm Service Agency joined the starting line up of nine NFL teams to help distribute food, non-fat dry milk and personal care items to more than 7,500 needy families across the country. |
Little Attends "Living Memorial" Dedication to Farmer and Pilot John Ogonowski November 17, 2003 FSA Administrator Jim Little was at the boyhood farm of John Ogonowski today to help announce the preservation of a 34-acre parcel of land as a "living memorial"... |
FFAS EXERCISE ITS CONTINUITY OF OPERATION PLAN November 15, 2003 On November 15, 2003, the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) and Risk Management Agency (RMA),conducted an Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service (FFAS) mission area Continuity of Operation Plan exercise. |
FSA Honored for Providing Jobs to Disabled November 14, 2003 Deborah Eyer, an equal opportunity branch chief for the Farm Service Agency is looking for more than a few good employees, and vocational counselors from the State Department of Education's Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) are looking for more than a few good jobs for people with disabilities. Now, a unique federal-state partnership between these agencies matches people with disabilities with federal jobs, fulfills the requirements of a Presidential Executive Order and encourages USDA employees to become career mentors and coaches. |
USDA Participates in the 75th FFA National Convention October 30, 2003 Fair skies and warm temperatures encouraged a record setting number of attendees to visit the 75th FFA national convention. |