{"id":3325,"date":"2013-05-07T13:51:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T17:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2013-05-07T13:54:47","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T17:54:47","slug":"agricultural-poverty-resources-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/agricultural-poverty-resources-meeting.html","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural poverty resources meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nReceived yesterday from Jerome Tucker\r\nabout the USDA\r\n\r\nStrikeForce Initiative<\/a>:\r\n“Unfortunately, 90 percent of America’s persistent poverty counties are in rural America. USDA’s StrikeForce\r\n aims to increase investment in rural communities for technical assistance and other resources in priority, poverty-stricken communities.” -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nStrikeForce Georgia Informational Meeting<\/a><\/H3>\r\n

\r\nInformational Meeting\r\n
\r\nThursday, May 23, 2013\r\n
\r\n9:00 a.m. \u2013 12:00 p.m.\r\n
\r\n(Individual media interview time will be from \r\n1:00-2:00PM)\r\n
\r\nHosted By:\r\nFort Valley State University\r\n
\r\nAgricultural Technology Conference Center,\r\n
\r\nCamp John Hope Road, Fort Valley, GA 31030\r\n

\r\nThis free meeting is open to the general public, \r\npartners and members of the press to get a better \r\nunderstanding of this expanding USDA initiative and \r\nto learn where it's heading in Georgia!\r\n

\r\nPre-Registration is \r\nrequested by May 20, 2013 by emailing <\/strong>\r\n\r\nChris.Groskreutz@ga.usda.gov<\/a> \r\nor by calling 706-546-2069.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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USDA StrikeForce website: \r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/usdahome?navid=STRIKE_FORCE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n

Georgia's \r\nEffort to Boost Rural Economic Growth and \r\nOpportunity Noted as Secretary Vilsack Expands USDA \r\nStrikeForce Initiative.<\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to Read the News Release<\/span><\/a> \r\n(April 3, 2013)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Georgia \r\nRural Development StrikeForce Coordinators:\r\n<\/span>\r\nBryan Zulko<\/span><\/a>\r\nPhone: (706) 552-2557 and\r\n\r\nDeborah Callahan<\/a> Phone: (706) 552-2583<\/span><\/p>\r\n

StrikeForce is helping us \r\ndirect needed USDA resources to individuals and \r\ncommunities in Georgia\u2019s 60 Strikeforce counties.  \r\nThe counties are: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\r\nAppling<\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n

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\r\n\r\nCoffee<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nIrwin<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nRandolph<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTift<\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n

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\r\n\r\nAtkinson<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nColquitt<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nJefferson<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nScreven<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nToombs<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nBaldwin<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nCook<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nJenkins<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nSeminole<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTreutlen<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nBaker<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nCrisp<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nJohnson<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nStewart<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTurner<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nBen Hill<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nDecatur<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nLaurens<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nSumter<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nWare<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nBerrien<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nDodge<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nMacon<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTalbot<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nWarren<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nBulloch<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nDooly<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nMiller<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTaliaferro<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nWashington<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nCalhoun<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nEarly<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nMitchell<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTattnall<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nWayne<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nCandler<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nEmanuel<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nMontgomery<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTaylor<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nWebster<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nCharlton<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nEvans<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nPeach<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTelfair<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nWheeler<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nClay<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nGrady<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nPulaski<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nTerrell<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nWilcox<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nClinch<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nHancock<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nQuitman<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nThomas<\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/span>\r\n

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\r\n\r\n\r\nWilkes<\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Received yesterday from Jerome Tucker about the USDA StrikeForce Initiative: “Unfortunately, 90 percent of America’s persistent poverty counties are in rural America. USDA’s StrikeForce aims to increase investment in rural communities for technical assistance and other resources in priority, poverty-stricken communities.” -jsq StrikeForce Georgia Informational Meeting Informational Meeting Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:00 a.m. \u2013 […]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[202,14,15],"tags":[8750,8704,8701,291,8702,12,7,839,6251,2640,411,6],"class_list":["post-3325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","category-economy","category-education","tag-agriculture","tag-economy","tag-georgia","tag-jerome-tucker","tag-lake","tag-lowndes-area-knowledge-exchange","tag-lowndes-county","tag-poverty","tag-strikeforce","tag-technology","tag-usda","tag-valdosta"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p585fK-RD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3325"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3329,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions\/3329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}