The United States Department of Agriculture’s Illinois Farm Service Agency now has a new State Executive Director. Scott Halpin started the job on January 3rd.
Halpin says he grew up on a farm in Gardner in Grundy County, and in high school he would have never dreamed he would be doing something like this. He says after a farming accident, he had to reevaluate what he wanted to do and decided to stay in the farming industry.
He says he’s a guy who just doesn’t say no enough. He says he was first asked to join some young leadership programs.
The agency’s job is to stabilize farm income, help farmers conserve land and water, and provide credit to disadvantaged ranchers and farmers.
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