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Rural Development

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Ohio Feed Mill Modernizes with USDA Lending Partnership
Towering over the main intersection of Baltic, Ohio, is the Gerber & Sons, Inc. feed mill. Since it first started in 1905, this family-owned business in rural Holmes County has produced custom feed mix and bulk feed for local livestock and poultry farmers...
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Please send questions or inquiries to the Rural Development Human Resources Front Office at HRFO@USDA.GOV or visit Contact RD Human Resources

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Contact us at 1-800-414-1226

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USDA Rural Development
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PO Box 66889 St. Louis, MO 63166
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