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NRCS Provides More Than $53 Million to Protect the Environment in 2011

   USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provided more than $53 million in financial assistance for environmental improvements to Iowa agricultural producers in fis...

ISU to Host Rural YES (Young Entrepreneur Summit)

ISU Extension and Outreach of Benton County along with the Community Vitality Center at ISU, the U.S. Small Business Administration, USDA Rural Development and other partners are co-hosts for a Rur...

AmeriCorps NCCC team helps those affected by flooding in South Dakota

  By: Emily and Jordan AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps team Oak Six is helping to muck and gut houses in South Dakota. Oak Six is working there from October 13th to Nov...

Disaster Assistance Available for Small Businesses

Small, nonfarm businesses in 60 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota are now eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U. S. Smal...

NCCC Spotlight: Phil Schaefer

Phil Schaefer Name: Phil Schaefer Team: Maple 4 Hometown: Saint Louis, MO   Phil joined NCCC to do his civic duty and help people. “I love to travel and wanted an experience...

Why to cool stored grain now

       In just the past couple of weeks a lot of corn and soybeans went into storage with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. With grain this warm, moisture migration within the gr...

NCCC’s Maple 5 Getting Dirty in Indiana

  By: Alicia Volk                              ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight - David Condlin

David Condlin   By: Nastassia Donoho   Name: David Condlin Team: Cedar 3 Hometown: Norfolk, MA            &nb...

AmeriCorps NCCC Oak 3 Helps Provide Shelter in Marquette

J.W. and Megan confer on construction details at a Habitat for Humanity house   By: Holly and Megan, Oak 3   A team of ten AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) members has been in Marquette, Michigan since September 6 and will complete thei...

AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight - Kim Vegilante

  By: Nastassia Donoho   Name: Kim Vegilante Team: Oak 7 Hometown: Wayne, NJ   Kim joined NCCC because she was thinking that there had to be ...