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#FridaysOnTheFarm
From the kitchen table to the boardroom table, USDA brings people together across the nation for: healthier food, natural resources and people; a stronger agriculture industry; and economic growth, jobs and innovation.
Each Friday, meet those farmers, producers and landowners through our #FridaysOnTheFarm stories. Visit local farms, ranches, forests and resource areas where USDA customers and partners do right and feed everyone.
Fridays On The Farm: Growing Partnerships in Alaska
Conservation
Fridays On The Farm: Growing Partnerships in Alaska
This Friday visit Alaska, the largest state in the nation, with 375 million acres of land. But who owns all that land? Most of Alaska's land is federal and state owned, and more than 13 percent is private land owned...
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Fridays On The Farm: Investing in the Future
Science and Technology
Fridays On The Farm: Investing in the Future
This Friday, we visit the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, established in 1877 and spanning nearly 290,000 acres between southern Idaho and northern Nevada. Farming and ranching are mainstays for members of the Shosh...
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Fridays On The Farm: Conservation, Crops, and a Corn Maze
Conservation
Fridays On The Farm: Conservation, Crops, and a Corn Maze
This Friday meet Katie and Dallas Peebles, owners and operators of Peebles Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze in Augusta, Arkansas. The Peebles bought the farm in 1996 and have transitioned to agritourism over the las...
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Fridays On The Farm: Growing a Business During the Pandemic
Ag Business
Fridays On The Farm: Growing a Business During the Pandemic
This Friday meet Montie Steven Soules, a longtime Oklahoma cattleman. He grew up on a large purebred Hereford operation in Osage County. His father managed Star Lake Cattle Company and is currently the CEO of the Am...
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Fridays On The Farm: Continuing a Family Tradition
Farm Life
Fridays On The Farm: Continuing a Family Tradition
Each Friday, visit local farms, ranches, forests, and resource areas through our #FridaysOnTheFarm stories. Meet farmers, producers, and landowners who are working to improve their operations with USDA programs.
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Fridays On The Farm: Restoring Wetlands and Creating Habitat
Conservation
Fridays On The Farm: Restoring Wetlands and Creating Habitat
This Friday meet Mark and Beth Biser, owners of Still Waters Farm in Mason County, Washington. Mark was finishing a 23-year career with the Marine Corps in Nairobi, Kenya, when he and Beth purchased the property in ...
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