The
U.S. Farm Service Agency (FSA) will expand its "Bridges to
Opportunity" throughout the country by the end of January, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) said recently.
The
program acts as a kind of clearinghouse, as it "connects
producers with resources, programs and educational services offered
across the department, as well as from other USDA partner
organizations," the USDA said.
Using funds from last
year, the program will grow from its current base of 150,000
customers across 20 states to customers everywhere in the United
States.
“By
partnering with numerous local, state, regional and national
agricultural organizations, FSA employees now can provide farmers and
ranchers with comprehensive information about resources, grants,
courses, events and activities provided throughout USDA and from
external partner organizations,” FSA Administrator Val Dolcini
said.
Dolcini
said the program is a way of giving back to those who do so much for
others.
“Bridges
to Opportunity is another example of how USDA is working to reconnect
people to their government and provide enhanced services to farmers
and ranchers, who, in turn, provide our nation and the world with
safe, affordable and reliable food, fuel and fiber,” he
said.
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