How can I import data from ASCII (ISO/IEC 8859-1) to my Rails/PGSQL database?

Question

I am trying to use data from the USDA found here: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=23634

ASCII (8.6Mb) - This file contains the SR26 da

Answer 1

They have a version of that database for Microsoft access, if you have it you could download to access then convert to MySQL using Access To MySQL.