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In Oregon, Commerce Meets Conservation

February 26, 2013 Lillian Salerno, Acting Administrator of USDA’s Rural Business Service

USDA and the Obama Administration are committed to creating jobs in rural America, so when a job creation effort also protects family forest lands, preserves important natural habitats, and produces beautiful, sustainable white oak wood products, there is reason to celebrate. I was thrilled to have...

Forestry Rural

International Year of Statistics: The Uses and Impacts of Agricultural Statistics

February 26, 2013 Dr. Cynthia Clark, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and Dr. Mary Bohman, Administrator, Economic Research Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA's rich science and research profile. 2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National Agricultural...

Research and Science

Skip Hyberg Honored With Economist of the Year Award

February 25, 2013 Tanya Brown, Writer and Editor, Farm Service Agency

He is a quantitative and scientific force behind the nation’s largest conservation program. Armed with two doctoral degrees, Skip Hyberg is an economist and a scientist who has linked both of those worlds together to more efficiently target the Farm Service Agency’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP...

Conservation

USDA Promotes Business Development Efforts in Puerto Rico

February 25, 2013 Miguel A. Ramírez, USDA Public Affairs Coordinator

Earlier this month, USDA Rural Development-Puerto Rico held an Intermediary Relending Program Roundtable meeting for area stakeholders. Our staff provided a brief overview of the program followed by a very dynamic question and answer session. The most significant issues discussed were the current...

Rural

Dinosaur Parts Unearthed on Colorado Grassland

February 22, 2013 Deidra L. McGee, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

So many dinosaur fossils are being discovered in a quarry on the Comanche National Grassland in southeast Colorado that experts call the find a “tossed salad of dinosaur parts.” Last fall, workers found the first Ceratosaurus tooth within the Picket Wire Canyonlands, which is best known for a huge...

Forestry

Secretary's Column: Fueling Agriculture’s Productivity to New Heights

February 22, 2013 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Today’s farmers and ranchers are the most productive in the history of our nation. By embracing innovation, farmers of many crops are able to produce more than ever today. Meanwhile, our producers, foresters and rural landowners are undertaking modern conservation practices that help them achieve...

Conservation

California Man Snaps Winning Photo in Sequoia National Forest

February 22, 2013 Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

Glen Maki of Wofford Heights, Calif., had a camera, a 210 mm lens and just enough time to press the trigger as the digital motor whirred quickly to capture a kayaker maneuver the waters at the Seven Teacups on the Sequoia National Forest. “I was just taking a lot of pictures,” Maki said. “So when I...

Forestry

USDA Funds Help Solidify Nebraska Businesses Needs

February 22, 2013 Deborah Drbal, Nebraska USDA Business Programs Specialist

Nebraska Northwest Development Corporation (NNDC) is located in Chadron, Nebraska and serves the three northwest Nebraska counties of Dawes, Sheridan and Sioux. NNDC approached USDA Rural Development in need of additional revolving loan funds as the previous Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG)...

Rural

Agriculture and Rural Main Streets on the Agenda for Smart Growth

February 21, 2013 Chris Beck, Senior Projects Advisor, USDA Rural Development

Agriculture and food system development were featured agenda topics at the recent New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, an annual conference sponsored by the Local Government Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of Transportation, the Centers for Disease Control and...

Rural

With USDA Assistance, a Historic Mississippi Courthouse gets a New Lease on Life

February 20, 2013 Megan Pittman, USDA Mississippi Public Information Coordinator

In 2009, Bolivar County, Mississippi, Administrator William Hooker and a board-delegated crew of local leaders traveled to meet with members of Congress in Washington, D.C., to rally for the financial support to restore the Bolivar County courthouse in Rosedale, MS. They received funding for the...

Rural