Month: August 2015

One of the strange and frustrating aspects of working with struggling farmers is that farmers can seem nearly invisible. In fact, all rural residents can seem to disappear in this society. Rural residents in the United States live in a variety of climates and geographies, and encompass virtually every racial and ethnic group one can […]

Federal agencies are required to create policies and procedures to ensure that persons with limited English proficiency have meaningful access to their programs and activities. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to improve their assistance to LEP farmers and ranchers in accessing Farm Service Agency (FSA) information, programs, and services. The […]