Once considered the largest office building in the world and a symbol of
federal ambition during FDR's New Deal, USDA's South Building is now facing a
far different legacy: an underused, aging complex burdened with a maintenance
backlog topping $1.6 billion. USDA officials have to figure out how to close
and potentially sell one of the biggest office buildings in Washington, D.C.
BAge Catches Up to USDA South Building
A book about Harry S. Truman contained some interesting information about
wartime rationing during World War II. Rationing led to "black markets" for the
various items being rationed, including farm equipment. An interesting family
story centers around a tractor and the farm equipment black market.
BRuss' Vintage Iron
Freeman Family Ranches, spanning about 88,000 acres across the Texas and
Oklahoma Panhandles, is on the market for $127.7 million.
=^88,000-Acre Ranch Lists for $127.7M
New World screwworm cases in northern Mexico are creeping toward the U.S.
border. Florida has set restrictions on animal imports from several high-risk
southern Texas counties.
BFlorida Tightens Rules as NWS Nears
Corn was 25% planted, soybeans were 23% planted and winter wheat was rated
30% good to excellent as of Sunday, April 26, according to USDA NASS' weekly
Crop Progress report released on Monday.
FUSDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
