Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0227.16 Contact: Isabel Benemelis (202)720-7809 USDA Announces Streamlined Guaranteed Loans and Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators Options Help More Beginning, Small and Urban Producers Gain Access to Credit WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2016 – …

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Hello from Farm Loans Guaranteed Loan Team. The Guaranteed Loan Program Fall Newsletter is attached. Items in this month's newsletter include: Test for Credit FY 2017 Guaranteed Loan Limits FY 2017 Estimated Funding FY 2016 Guaranteed Loan Funding and Loan-Making Accomplishments Fall_2017_Guaranteed_Loan_Newsletter.pdf Fall_2017_Guaranteed_Loan_Newsletter.pdf

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Accepting Applications for 2017 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on climate change mitigation research. The U.S. mentor will …

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Accepting Applications for 2017 Borlaug Fellowships The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists, researchers, and policymakers from 32 eligible countries. Fellows will work one-on-one with a mentor at a U.S. …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Rural Americans are recognized the world over for their hard work and their tremendous resilience. For 150 years, USDA has served to support these qualities, offering a hand to farmers, ranchers and small businesses when they need it, and helping them look toward a …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0224.16 Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 press@oc.usda.gov USDA Announces Nearly $25 Million to Improve Water Quality in Southeast Iowa Fairfield Project is USDA's Largest-Ever Water System Investment in Iowa CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. …

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. - Release No. 0222.16 Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 press@oc.usda.gov USDA Announces McLarty Capital Partners Rural Investment Fund WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the launch of a …

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If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online Register by Monday Oct. 17 before prices go up! THE FARM & FOOD EVENT OF THE YEAR Returns to Durham, NC November 4-6 http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/sac The Sustainable Agriculture Conference brings together over 1,200 beginning and experienced farmers, agripreneurs and ag-tivists, health advocates and gardeners, …

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