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Regional Drought Workshops Give Stakeholders an Opportunity to Learn About Resources

October 18, 2012 Amy Mund, USDA Colorado Public Information Officer

Over 100 attendees joined Thomas Guevara, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration and Colorado Agricultural Commissioner John Salazar at the second of four regional workshops to outline resources available to assist with...

Conservation

Fall Colors the Muskeg on Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

October 18, 2012 Mary Stensvold, US Forest Service Regional Botanist, Sitka, Alaska

Muskegs, a colloquial term for peat bogs, blanket 10 percent of the Tongass National Forest. These wetlands range in size from a few square feet to many acres. Over the ages, muskegs formed as Sphagnum mosses, rushes and sedges grew and built up spongy carpets in these very wet, almost treeless...

Forestry

Forest Service Supplies Sustenance for Feds Feed Families

October 18, 2012 Avery Richburg, American Studies Program Intern, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

This week, USDA and other federal departments and agencies are recognizing the huge success of the 4 th annual Feds Feed Families Food Drive. USDA employees, farmers, and friends raised a total of 2.77 million pounds of food this summer! The U.S. Forest Service was a big part of this effort and the...

Food and Nutrition Forestry

U.S. Beef a Hit With Belgian Chefs

October 18, 2012 Erin Tindell, Foreign Agricultural Service Public Affairs Specialist

The European Union (EU) is a relatively new market for U.S. beef exports. It wasn’t until August 2009 when the United States began exporting high-quality beef (marbled with a high fat content) to the EU under a negotiated tariff rate quota for non-hormone treated beef.

USDA Results Trade

Conservation from the Ground Up

October 17, 2012 Amelia Hines, NRCS Georgia

What do lawns, green roofs and electric bills have in common? If you ask Bob Snieckus, the answer is “energy.” Even though Snieckus stays busy as National Landscape Architect for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), he is also committed to conserving energy and improving...

Conservation Initiatives

Agricultural Weather and Drought Update – 10/17/12

October 17, 2012 Brad Rippey, USDA Meteorologist, Office of the Chief Economist

Visit www.usda.gov/drought for the latest information regarding USDA’s Drought Disaster response and assistance. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, valid October 9, nearly two-thirds (63.55%) of the contiguous U.S. remains in drought. However, this is down nearly two percentage points...

Conservation

US Teens Win Third Prize at International Jr. Foresters’ Competition

October 17, 2012 Jennifer Smith, International Programs and Ellita Willis, Office of Communication, US Forest Service

While most teens were enjoying a much deserved summer break, South Tahoe High School seniors Emily Barnett and Tyler Myers were prepping for an international competition. With the support of their teacher and Forest Service (FS) employees, they presented their field research project, “The Effects of...

Forestry

Early Warning and Detection System to Help New Mexico Communities

October 17, 2012 Kristen Lemoine, NRCS New Mexico

New Mexico experienced in June two catastrophic wildfires—the Whitewater Baldy Complex Fire and the Little Bear Fire. One consequence of those fires has been flash flooding. Water runs off more quickly during rainstorms in areas where fires have stripped the landscape. These floods can happen with...

Conservation

USDA Official Encourages Female Students to Pursue STEM Education and Careers During “Latina Day”

October 17, 2012 Judith Canales, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, USDA Rural Development

On September 26, 2012, I addressed a group of 8th grade female students and their mothers at the conference luncheon held by the University of Texas-Pan American. The event was part of Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) week. During Latina Day, participants discussed the...

Rural

More Than 30,000 Pounds of Watermelon Collected and Donated By Earth Team Volunteers

October 17, 2012 Avery Richburg, USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership and Madison Linkenmeyer, NRCS Earth Team

What do the National Resource Conservation Service , Farm Service Agency, Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), and 16 tons of watermelons have in common? These USDA agencies have joined together in Southeastern Missouri to donate literally tons of watermelon to the food banks in Sikeston and...

Conservation Food and Nutrition