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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA will host a Tribal consultation on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Tribal leaders … Continue reading →
CEDAR PARK, Texas ⎯ The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas remained steady at 2.9 percent in October 2022, the same low rate recorded in September, with 4,753 jobs added, according to figures released by the Texas … Continue reading →
The 2018 Farm Bill authorized USDA to make reserved program funding available under the Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) initiative to implement multi-jurisdictional and multi-sectoral strategic community investment plans. SECD is a funding opportunity designed to encourage and advance … Continue reading →
