1999 News Archive
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December 2000
- Protecting Farm Revenue in NH--December 17, 1999 -- The Brookdale Fruit Farm, Inc., located in Hollis, New Hampshire, requires a lot
of work to keep up with 200 acres of orchards and 150 acres of fruit and
vegetables. But Eleanor Whittemore's family has been making it work for a long
time.
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- Going the Extra Mile--December 16, 1999 -- Minnesota-based Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS) needed extra help
to service its crop insurance policy holders after three hurricanes swept through
North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia. After word went out, Lance King of
Lubbock, Texas, didn't take long to make up his mind to volunteer.
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- Important Notice to All Website Users--December 16, 1999 -- The RMA web site will be unavailable from December 27, 1999, to January 3,
2000 to upgrade our system and perform routine maintenance.
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November 1999
- Surviving Floyd--November 23, 1999 -- If you're looking for a lucky person to pick your next lottery numbers, check with
Chris Stancill, third generation North Carolina farmer. Stancill and his brother,
Danny, plant 2500 acres of cotton worth $700,000 in a good year in Pitt, Lenoir,
and Craven Counties.
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- Bucking Tradition in NE--November 5, 1999 -- The 1999 Women in Agriculture Conference.
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October 1999
- Clam Growers Catch A Wave--October 7, 1999-- Bill Thompson of Indian River County, Florida, knows the cultivation of clams has
changed a lot in the 10 years he's been in the business. "We've learned how to
protect our crop better. We stake a second layer of mesh over the seeds to
protect them better from predators. Also new techniques to provide better
circulation for the young clams help them grow out faster."
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- Risk Training Helps Latinos Transition
from Employee to Employer--October 4, 1999 -- The Rural Development Center (RDC), a project of the Association for
Community-Based Education in Salinas, California, has been helping Latino farm
workers become self-supporting farmers since 1984--following the donation of
112 acres of land to the Association for Community-Based Education.
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- Update by Administrator Ken Ackerman on
the Performance of the 1999 Crop
Insurance Program--October 1, 1999--Letter from Administrator Ken Ackerman to Agriculture Committee Chair Larry Combest.
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- Reaction by Secretary of Agriculture Dan
Glickman to HR 2559 -- Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 1999--October 1, 1999.
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