Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, USDA, Dec 14, 2022 – As farmers, ranchers and forest landowners, you know firsthand the impacts of climate change and how it is affecting your operations. You see it in prolonged droughts, … Continue reading →
This is the third of my courses, all of which are designed to help people with their communication skills. Improving our communication skills requires that we truly understand how to communicate with others. The lectures in this course are designed … Continue reading →
Almost everything in life involves a negotiation of some type. In the business world this is especially true. We negotiate with clients, personnel, and vendors. Before we begin it is important that we are aware of some of the issues … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $981 million to help create new and better market opportunities and expand essential services for rural people, businesses and entrepreneurs in 47 states, … Continue reading →
FORT HOOD, Texas — Trees for Troops has donated hundreds of trees to be given away to Fort Hood Soldiers in grades E-1 to E-4 beginning at 10 a.m. Dec. 9 at the Phantom Warrior Stadium here. E-5 and above, … Continue reading →
This course on changing attitudes is designed to help everyone understand how we can change another person’s or a group of people’s attitudes. How we can persuade them that what we are telling them is real, valid, and worth their … Continue reading →
Current Lake Levels Lake (Dam) Date/Time of Last Report Lake Level (ft msl) 7 Days Ago (ft msl) 30 Days Ago (ft msl) Buchanan (Buchanan) Dec 1 2022 8:01AM 1,002.76 1,002.03 1,002.56 Inks (Inks) Dec 1 2022 8:01AM 887.22 887.08 … Continue reading →
This Friday we visit the Grand Kankakee Marsh in northwestern Indiana, once the largest inland wetland in the United States. In 2002, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service partnered with the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians, a federally recognized tribe with a … Continue reading →
We are pleased to offer a new communication course designed for everyone. Today we live in a world that is most likely different from the one many of us grew up in. It is also a world that changes rapidly. … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Washington for more than $3.6 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal … Continue reading →
