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Show Robinson named to to FMHA Committee million in loans and grants for farm housing, community and business programs in Iron County during the past fiscal year. The county office, at82N. 100 E. Cedar City, is headed by Marybelle Eyre, county supervisor. loans for real estate and production . purposes as well as for nonfarm enterprises that sup-' plement family income. A "credit arm of last resort," the agency has, over the years, enabled many farm lamihes to stay on the land and time, farmer and father, Hisf wife, Louise is employed em-ployed ! by-. Family Life Services v)n "; 'Qedar. Robinson has served on the FmHA Committee in previous years. ;';: . ' FmJIA, a credit agency of , 0ie Department of Agriculture makes farm succeed in farming. A s pecial "limited ; resource" program provides low interest loans to young . farmers and others who have ' farming capabilities but : need extra help in getting established. FmHA provided over $3 Leon Robinson, . pf Parowan, has .beea ;. named to a three-year . term on the Farmers Home Administration (FMHA) County Committee, Com-mittee, it was announce",-today announce",-today by Reed J. Page, Farmers Home Ad-." ministration state f., director. He succeeds Elmer Gurr, of Parowaiu whose term expired June 30. . ' In making the appointment, ap-pointment, Page said, ... "The Farmers Home r COunty Committee is a. vital link to local con-, ditions. The agency counts on their judgement, experience,... knowledge of people and -agriculture in Ihejr communities in selecting -applicants who have a., reasonable chance'-of-,' success." 1 The FmHA County,', Committee assists the agency in determining the eligibility qf p-, ; plicants for FmHA Farm . Loans. They also act aa . an advisory committee on FmHA Farmer., Program implementation. im-plementation. The committee is made up of .three members, two of whom must be farmers deriving the principal part of their income from : farming at the time of, their appointment. Other , members in Iron County , are Farol Hunter, Cedar City, and Mike Brown, Beryl. 1 Robinson is a life-time resident of Parowan where he has been a full- |