Recovery Act Funds through USDA's Rural Development office make it possible for families to acquire homes. In this edition of Agriculture USA Susan Carter has their stories.
PARTICIPANTS: Susan Carter, homeowner Christopher Goetz, RD Specialist Randy Woodruff, homeowner Jennifer Neal, RD Specialist Elda Reeder, Mortgager Liz Renyer, homeowner Shirley Ford, RD Technician Shirley Bookout, REI Representative Gilmer Capps, homeowner Bertha Ann Davis, RD Specialist Leah Ann Lankford
The latest Expenditures on Children by Families report that calculates how much it costs to raise a child is out. Susan Carter tells us what that price tag is.
PARTICIPANTS: Susan Carter and USDA Economist Mark Lino
USDA, the dairy industry, and the National Football League have joined forces to create a new program to support greater activity and better nutrition for youth. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Rayne Pegg, Tom Gallagher of Dairy Management Inc.
Hundreds turn out to remember a scientific pioneer and founder of the World Food Prize. Susan Carter has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Susan Carter, granddaughter Tiffany Borlaug Rubi, Nippon Foundation's Yohei Sasakawa, Ag Sec. Tom Vilsack, Parliament of India's M.S. Swaminathan
Hundreds turn out to remember a scientific pioneer and founder of the World Food Prize. Susan Carter has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Susan Carter, granddaughter Tiffany Borlaug Rubi, Nippon Foundation's Yohei Sasakawa, Ag Sec. Tom Vilsack, Parliament of India's M.S. Swaminathan
It's never too late to check your home furnace before the really cold weather starts. It could save you a lot of money. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bruce Snead, Kansas State University extension home energy specialist.
Movies and books about vampires are bringing in big money these days, but energy vampires are sucking your money away. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Katharine Kaplan, with the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star.
If you are a fruit grower, you may be asked this fall to do a survey for USDA on your use of chemicals on that fruit. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Carol House, with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
A young businessman looking to get into farming and ranching realizes he has to use alternative resources to get his operation off the ground. Susan Carter has his story.
PARTICIPANTS: Susan Carter, Christopher Helt, Farm Loan Manager Jim Dark
Even with a recession, the business of growing pumpkins is also growing. Gary Crawford has this report.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Gary Lucier, USDA economist.
More and more "School People's Gardens" are emerging everyday. The Food and Nutrition Service has partnered with school just across the river from the White House. Susan Carter reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Susan Carter, Student, USDA soil expert Maxine Levin Teacher Patrick Earl, FNS’s Jezra Thompson
Research is a growing focus of the USDA department formerly known as the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain, Secretary Tom Vilsack, Under Secretary Raj Shah, N.I.F.A. Director Roger Beachy
Eligible producers will have until next June to decide whether to enroll in USDA's Direct and CounterCyclical or new A.C.R.E. program. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Dan McGlynn of Farm Service Agency
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