Local caucus given bad rap Oct 26, 2009
Ezra Taft Benson, former Secretary of Agriculture, stated, We should pay no attention to the recommendations of men who call the Constitution an eighteenth-century agrarian document. The Constitution is as applicable today as the day it was written. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
NPPC Congratulates Vilsack On Nomination (2) Oct 25, 2009
Tom Vilsack knows production agriculture and the pork industry and will make a good Secretary of Agriculture, said NPPC President Bryan Black, a pork producer from Canal Winchester, Ohio. U.S. pork producers look forward to working with him as he tackles issues of importance to the U.S. hog industry, including trade agreements, animal identification, energy and environmental issues and livestock production matters. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
NFU President Looks to Future With Obama at Helm (2) Oct 25, 2009
In questions following his remarks, Buis was asked about possibly being considered as Obama s pick for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Buis said the job is not something he s actively seeking. (Agri-View, WI)
Kauai Komedy for Friday, October 23, 2009 Oct 24, 2009
In related news, the Obama Administration announced its decision to nominate Woody Harrelson for Secretary of Agriculture. Nobel Endeavor: Now that Barack Obama has won the Nobel Prize, supporters are now hopeful that the Nobel Committee will one day recognize the heroic efforts of Dr. Truman C. Higgenbottom, a cardiologist who s dedicated his life to eradicating heart defects in artichokes. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Southern cayuga student's essay about Ethiopia takes her All over Oct 23, 2009
Speakers at the institute included Bill Gates, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi and many authors, ministers and former presidents from around the world. I didn't know a lot about this before, but I went there and heard about all the problems (Ethiopians) are facing, said Mattoon. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Mr. Ohlendorf goes to Washington Oct 23, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack grew up in Pittsburgh as a Pirates fan. He was invited to PNC Park this summer to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, which, fittingly, was caught by Ohlendorf, who asked to receive the pitch once he learned that it was Vilsack who was taking the mound. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Hispanic farmers fight to sue USDA Oct 22, 2009
"From the moment I became the secretary of agriculture, my message has been clear: discrimination in any form will not be tolerated at USDA," said Vilsack in September, when he announced the agency's programs would be evaluated to identify barriers to equal access. Despite the USDA's recent actions, and the support on Capitol Hill, Hispanic farmers have moved no closer to justice, said Hill, who estimated up to 80,000 farmers could be affected. (Anchorage Daily News)
Farmland preservation saves more than just land Oct 21, 2009
Douglas H. Fisher is secretary of agriculture for New Jersey and chairman of the state Agriculture Development Committee, which administers the state Farmland Preservation Program. NEW JERSEY WEATHER Newark, NJ. (NJ.com -- Times)
Giffords, Grijalva: This is what we want Jay Jensen to see Oct 21, 2009
In June, we wrote to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in opposition to the Forest Service opinion that it could not consider a No Action decision on the Augusta Mine Plan of Operation. Subsequently, we met with USDA officials to press for a reversal of the Forest Service position. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Catching Up: Raw milk revisited Oct 20, 2009
Court records show that Nolt appealed his magisterial district judge convictions on charges of failure to obtain a permit from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, where he was again found guilty. His appeals to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania were dismissed earlier this year for failure to file a brief. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Bill Sending $350 Million to Dairy Okayed By Congress Oct 17, 2009
Of the special funding for dairy farmers, Kohl said, I trust that the secretary of agriculture will work to get this funding out quickly and into the right hands. We are all acutely aware of the hardships affecting dairy farming, which seems to have been hit from all directions this year. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
UW-Madison dean to take USDA post Oct 13, 2009
Under the leadership of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and USDA Undersecretary Rajiv Shah, she will help guide the agency's efforts to ensure a safe, healthy, abundant and affordable food supply for the nation and the world. "I am humbled and deeply honored to be asked to serve in this capacity, which I consider a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a part of the conversation about our national priorities relating to agriculture, food, nutrition, energy and the environment," Jahn said in... (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
NYT: Civilian goals unmet in Afghanistan Oct 12, 2009
Tom Vilsack, the secretary of agriculture, is to promote the effort in a trip to Afghanistan in December, officials said. State Department officials also said they were close to their target of having 974 aid workers in Afghanistan by years end as part of what they called Mr. Obamas civilian surge. (MSNBC -- International)
Murphy votes for $350 million for NY dairy farmers Oct 11, 2009
In order to accelerate these payments and to ensure that New York dairy farmers receive their fair share, Congressman Murphy has asked the Secretary of Agriculture to distribute retroactive payments utilizing the Milk Income Loss Contract program as he proposed in his legislation H.R. 3322, The Dairy Relief and Market Stabilization Act. No sector of the agricultural economy has been hit harder in the last year than the dairy industry, said Rep. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
U.S. Ag secretary, other officials, tour Crave Brothers Farm Oct 10, 2009
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, center, visits with Karl Crave, left, and Mark Crave during a gathering of state and federal officials at the Crave Brothers Farm in Waterloo Friday ... United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, came to the Crave's farm on Friday to see the innovative farm first-hand and ask questions of the four brothers who run the farm about ways they believe the... (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Monsanto reveals probe Oct 9, 2009
In August, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced an investigation of competitive practices in agriculture, including the seed industry. In addition to Monsanto, the Justice Department also has contacted two of Monsanto s competitors: Delaware-based DuPont and Swiss biotech firm. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
USDA designates eight Iowa counties as primary disaster areas (22) Oct 6, 2009
"These designations will provide help to farmers who suffered significant production losses to field crops such as corn and soybeans, truck crops such as onions, peppers, eggplant, cane fruits, melons, squash and sweet corn, and forage crops," said Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Farm operators in the counties listed below in Iowa also qualify for natural disaster benefits because their counties are contiguous. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Pomeroy Praises Nomination of Vilsack to Lead Ag Department (2) Oct 4, 2009
Washington, D.C. Congressman Earl Pomeroy released the following statement today on the nomination of Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of Agriculture. Governor Vilsack is well known and well respected, and I believe his selection as the next Secretary of Agriculture is good news for our region. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Homecoming ceremony was a long time coming Oct 2, 2009
Bob Dole and Secretary of Agriculture and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, among other dignitaries, Stratton said. I'm just glad that I could be there and see it, Stratton said. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Caruso to take over leadership of state WFU Oct 1, 2009
Caruso was chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Farmers Specialty Cheese Company until earlier this year, when U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack appointed him administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in Washington, D.C. Caruso resigned that position in July. Caruso spoke at a Farmers Union forum at Kamp Kenwood in June. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
FFA leaders go to Washington Sep 26, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. State FFA President Brittany Sederback and state Vice President Hillary Breene were among a group of state FFA officers who had an opportunity to meet with United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at the FFA State Presidents Conference in Washington D.C.. The students joined Secretary Vilsack at the Department of Education s Potomac Center Plaza, where he talked about the importance of being a leader for the agriculture industry as well as the need for sustainable... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Monsanto Loses Ruling Over Genetically Altered Beets Sep 25, 2009
The plaintiffs had sued the Secretary of Agriculture over the deregulation in January 2008, claiming that the USDA and its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service failed to conduct the sort of careful environmental impact review required by the National Environmental Policy Act, and other laws. (APHIS regulates the introduction of genetically engineered products. (Law.com)
Taiwan to sign wheat contract with Kansas Sep 24, 2009
Parkinson and Kerr will be joined by Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Josh Svaty, representatives from Kansas Wheat and members of the Kansas Legislature, including Senate President Steve Morris and House Speaker Mike O Neal. Reader Comments. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Fruitful Plains Sep 24, 2009
Gov. Mark Parkinson declared August "Kansas Farmers Market Month" and Secretary of Agriculture Josh Svaty challenged Kansans to add more locally grown foods to their menus. In addition, 11 Kansas farmers markets now accept Vision Cards, the Electronic Benefits Transfer method for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as the Food Assistance Program in Kansas. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Flags to be at half staff10:04 am | (No comments posted.) Sep 23, 2009
He also served as South Dakota secretary of agriculture from 1995-1997. Article Rating. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Gov. Rounds asks that all flags fly at half-staff to honor former Rep. Dean W. Anderson Sep 22, 2009
He also served as South Dakota secretary of agriculture from 1995-1997. "Dean Anderson was a well-respected legislator who served his district and the state very well in the South Dakota House, Gov. Rounds said. We are indebted to him for that service and for the time he spent as state secretary of agriculture.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Eating is an Agricultural Act Sep 20, 2009
The new secretary of agriculture has dedicated his department to "sustainability" and holds meetings with the sorts of farmers and activists who not many years ago stood outside the limestone walls of the USDA holding signs of protest and snarling traffic with their tractors. Americans today are having a national conversation about food and agriculture that would have been impossible to imagine even a few short years ago. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Big corn harvest on horizon Sep 18, 2009
Some may be surprised by the estimates, considering Franklin and Wright counties recently were declared contiguous disaster areas by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack because of heavy rain and hail in August. "Quite honestly we've had very little if any damage in this county," Abbas said. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Nobel recipient Norman Borlaug dies at age 95 Sep 15, 2009
Tom Vilsack, former governor of Iowa and now U.S. secretary of agriculture, called this state's native son "simply one of the world's best --- a determined, dedicated, but humble man who believed we had the collective duty and knowledge to eradicate hunger worldwide.". Earlier this month, the Northeast Iowa Research Farm near Nashua staged a grand opening of the Borlaug Learning Center, which is designed to ensure producers get crop research data in a timely manner. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Program asks consumers to help New England farmers Sep 15, 2009
But even if the program works as well as anyone hopes, it's not the long-term solution for the troubles facing dairy farmers in New England and nationally, said Roger Allbee, Vermont's secretary of agriculture. "Obviously there needs to be a change in federal dairy policy, because it's broken, it's antiquated and it needs a fix," he said. (Concord Monitor)
SDSU names 2009 Eminent Farmers and Homemakers Sep 13, 2009
Larry Gabriel served as the state's Secretary of Agriculture from 2000-07 ... Gabriel was instrumental in the revitalization of the State Fair and creation of the South Dakota Certified Enrolled Cattle program during his tenure as secretary of agriculture. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Pork Gets a Swine Flu Bailout Sep 12, 2009
During a Sept. 10 morning press conference, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack also said he would work with fellow Cabinet secretaries in the Defense, Justice and Education departments to encourage pork purchases on military bases, in prisons and in schools. Related. (Time.com)
Farm Bureaupotluck is Sunday9:33 am | (No comments posted.) Sep 9, 2009
The keynote speaker at the meeting will be Nathan Sanderson, Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, Deputy Director of Ag Policy. This supper meeting is open to the public. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
From farm to fork, Ag in the Classroom keeps kids informed Sep 8, 2009
In 1981, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture John Block established the formal program through the USDA.. Contact Dawn Schabbing at or 238-6864. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Hog market 'worst ever' Sep 6, 2009
Le Mars, Iowa, hog producer Bill Tentinger, a regional director for the Iowa Pork Producers, said he doesn't think Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is doing enough to discourage the media from referring to H1N1 as "swine flu.". Tentinger said Mexican health officials worked at that for months after the epidemic first arose in Mexico City, and now pork consumption there has returned to near normal. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
New options available for Farmable Wetlands Program (2) Sep 6, 2009
"The Farmable Wetlands Program is a very useful tool for producers to manage small, scattered wetlands on their land," said South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Bill Even. "It gives farmers and ranchers another option for managing their operations.". (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
SENATOR ADDRESSES ADDITIONAL ISSUES AT FARM BUREAU MEETING Sep 4, 2009
You know one of the questions I asked from the senate agriculture committee when we had the secretary of agriculture there, was what are we going to do for food for people, the cost of food for everyday people she said. Looking at what it s going to effect below dealing only with the basics of life. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
More of this story Sep 4, 2009
Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Terry Peach said landowners were largely to thank because, it would not be possible to do these projects without the landowners support. Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Jari Askins was also on hand to commemorate the moment. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Northey to visit Red Oak Wednesday Sep 2, 2009
Published: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 8:58 AM CDT Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will be visiting Montgomery, Fremont and Mills Counties Wednesday, Sept. 2 as part of his effort to visit each of Iowa's 99 counties again in 2009 to meet with Iowans and discuss agriculture and the issues facing farmers in the state. Northey will be hosting town meetings at the Fire Station in Red Oak and the Farm Bureau offices in Sidney and Malvern. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Calm and Clarity Sep 2, 2009
Osborne was never offered the Secretary of Agriculture position by then-President Bush, but he had the distinct impression that I might have been the first person Bush advisor Karl Rove called. Rove called a lot of Nebraskans, and got then-Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns to accept the offer, which in turn set in motion Osbornes failed bid for governor. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Crops still have catching up to do Sep 2, 2009
Most of the crop remains in good to excellent condition, but the need for a late frost is becoming more evident, said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. Copyright. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Clunkers Theory Rooted in Depression Farm Policy: Caroline Baum Aug 31, 2009
With crops already planted for the following year, Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace came up with the bright idea of destroying food and livestock, including 10 million acres of cotton and 6 million pigs. The U.S. no longer manages supply through what Jim Powell, author of , calls a scheme of government- enforced scarcity. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Counties designated disaster areas Aug 30, 2009
Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, designated several counties in Oklahoma as primary disaster areas due to loses caused by drought, floods, hail, freeze, fire and high winds that began September 1, 2009 and ended June 30, 2009. The following counties in Oklahoma were declared primary counties where eligible farmers can apply for emergency loan assistance from the Farm Service Agency Alfalfa, Major and Woods. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Gross, Alverson are SDSU honorees Aug 29, 2009
Gabriel served as the state's secretary of agriculture from 2000-07. As such, he served as an advocate for agricultural research and the Cooperative Extension Service. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Modesto Native A Power Player Aug 29, 2009
She also has served as the U.S. secretary of agriculture and California's secretary of food and agriculture ... She was the first woman to serve as deputy undersecretary of agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs from 1989-91, during the George H.W. Bush administration ... And she became the first and only female U.S. secretary of agriculture. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Dog Finds Psyllids In FedEx Package Aug 29, 2009
On Tuesday, Joel Nelson, executive director of California Citrus Mutual, appealed to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for better border inspections, which once was the domain of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but has been transferred by Congress to Homeland Security. In July, a sniff dog in Fresno found a package of curry leaves with infected psyllids in a FedEx package from India that had eluded inspectors at its Los Angeles point of entry. (KSBW 8, CA)
Grant will help conservationists study pollution levels in Mad Creek Aug 28, 2009
Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will present the 17,475 watershed development grant during a ceremony at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Environmental Learning Center, 3300 Cedar St.. The Mad Creek watershed includes surrounding land that drains into the creek, which in turn drains into the Mississippi River. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Dairy farmers face huge crisis as farm groups organize to help (30) Aug 28, 2009
Senate bill 889 would put a milk price floor down by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes. It never got out of committee last year because milk prices suddenly rebounded for a time, Riehl said. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Ag Secretary Assesses Calif. Water Problems Aug 28, 2009
"It's important for the secretary of agriculture to understand that California's water system is broken and the federal government has a role in fixing it," said Costa, who represents much of the region and has been on a nearly full-time mission to find a solution to the water crisis. Farms on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley depend on water shipped from the north through a system of canals. (Newsmax)
Stanislaus Forest received stimulus money to improve trails Aug 25, 2009
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released the national package for forest facilities and trails July 21. A total of 191 roads projects, funded at more than 274 million, are located on Forest Service land in 32 states. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Former sheriff deputy sentenced for gun assault Aug 23, 2009
SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Georgia. The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the State of Georgia as a result of excessive rainfall, flash flooding, severe wind, tornadoes and lightning that began on March 26, 2009. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Story County couple to host Russian visitors Aug 22, 2009
Participants of the tour will include Sergei Khrushchev, who accompanied his father in 1959; Khrushchev's Pulitzer-Prize winning biographer William Taubman; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack; U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley; Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador; Georgy Efremov, the deputy governor of Stavropol; and approximately 40 Russian agribusiness leaders. State-level hosts include Gov. Chet Culver and Lt. Gov. Patty Judge; Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey; Mike Tramontina,... (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Transcript of Giffords meeting with GV staff Aug 21, 2009
SHEARER: A couple of months ago, you wrote a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture encouraging him to press the Forest Service for a thumbs down to Rosemont Mine. Any response on that. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Five GOP gubernatorial candidates in Waterloo Sunday Aug 21, 2009
Other guest speakers include Republican Party of Iowa Co-Chairman Jim Kurtenbach; Bernardo P. Granwehr, chief of staff to State Auditor David Vaudt; and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. The event will begin with a meet and greet at 4:30 p.m., buffet dinner beginning at 5 p.m. and the program beginning at 5:30 p.m.. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
KHRUSHCHEV IN IOWA Aug 21, 2009
Confirmed presenters include Brown University Professor Sergei Khrushchev (son of the former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev); U.S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Pulitzer-prize-winning Khrushchev biographer William Taubman; Victor Lischenko, Director of the Center for International Agribusiness at the Russian Academy of National Economy; Wes Jackson, of the Land Institute in Kansas; Michael Gartner; eminent Iowa journalist; Valentina Slater-Fominyk, Chair of Humanities Iowa; Senator... (The Guthrian, IA)
United Fresh to Feature Salad Bar at Capitol Hill Event to Advocate National School Salad Bar Policy Aug 20, 2009
The conference features a keynote presentation by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a march on Capitol Hill to visit more than 140 congressional offices, a town hall meeting at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and numerous other events. The Fresh Festival, September 9, 5:30 p.m., is a signature event of United's conference during which Capitol Hill lawmakers and staff can sample fresh produce from the industry's leading companies. (PR Newswire)
Vilsack: U.S. must lead on climate change issue Aug 20, 2009
When former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture candidate Denise O'Brien asked about health insurance reform, Vilsack told the crowd that while there is room for debate over the structure of reform "the status quo is not acceptable.". That status quo, he said, includes a situation where 23 percent of residents of rural communities with populations of under 2,500 people are uninsured. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Monsanto demands probe of DuPont Aug 19, 2009
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Funds available for weather damage Aug 19, 2009
5 million in state bonding proceeds are available to support conservation efforts in Iowa areas hard hit by weather-related damage and erosion, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced Monday. The state Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has set $3 million aside for repairing conservation practices that received damage from storm events, and $3. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Editorial: What should U.S. Forest Service do? Aug 18, 2009
We read with interest last week s speech from Tom Vilsack, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, in which he outlined his vision for the nation s forests. Vilsack, of course, has more than a passing say in these matters: His turf in the Agriculture Department includes the U.S. Forest Service, that beleaguered agency charged with managing the national forests. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Struggles of S.D. dairy industry impact entire state economy (16) Aug 17, 2009
South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Bill Even said finding solutions is difficult. "The bottom line is this: While wholesale milk prices have fallen 50 percent in the last year, milk, cheese and yogurt prices have only dropped 15 percent at the retail level," Even said. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Where would America be without our sugar farmers? (45) Aug 17, 2009
The program gives authority to regulate the import quota to the Secretary of Agriculture. The farm family was the basic unit shaping life in America. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Farm storage loan approval process begins next week (2) Aug 16, 2009
Additionally, the Secretary of Agriculture is now authorized to allow partial disbursement of the loan to assist in the construction of storage facilities and offer more options for farmers to be able to pledge security for the loan. We are excited that producers across the country now have access to a much improved program, said Bart Schott, NCGA incoming first vice president, adding that the NCGA worked closely on these changes with members of Congress, including House Agriculture Committee... (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Pew Environment Group Statement on the Obama Administration's Support for Roadless Forests Aug 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jane Danowitz, director of the Pew Environment Group's U.S. public lands program, today issued the following statement on Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's support for a national forest roadless policy and the Obama administration's decision to join environmentalists in an appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals of a 2008 Wyoming federal district court ruling that struck down the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. "We are pleased the... (PR Newswire)
Disaster loans available for county businesses Aug 15, 2009
"When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to assist small businesses and most private, nonprofit organizations affected by the same disaster," said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA's Field Operations Center East. Under this declaration, the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to farm-related and nonfarm-related small business concerns, small... (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
