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Forest Service Eastern Region highlights Legacy Trail on White Mountain National Forest

May 25, 2012 Colleen Mainville, public affairs specialist on the White Mountain National Forest and Deidra L. McGee, U.S. Forest Service Washington Office of Communication

The Weeks Act 100-mile Legacy Trail has recently been unveiled as a virtual self-guided driving tour of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. The tour is named after the watershed conservation legislation of 1911 known as the Weeks Act that led to the creation of national forests east of the...

Forestry

Why the Trees Outside Forests Count

March 10, 2020 Kate MacFarland, State and Private Forestry, USDA Forest Service

Windbreaks and other agroforestry practices provide a wide range of agricultural production and conservation benefits, helping farmers and furthering the goals of U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s Agriculture Innovation Agenda. Windbreaks are designed to increase crop yields, reduce...

Forestry

United States Drought Monitor: Innovative Data Solutions for the Future of Water

May 23, 2016 Caroline Dvorsky, Natural Resources and Environment

Communities across the United States are facing water challenges, impacting millions of lives and costing billions of dollars in damages. Recent events, including record-breaking drought in the West and severe flooding in the Southeast have elevated a national dialogue on the state of our Nation’s...

Conservation USDA Results

Deciphering County Estimates Process

April 05, 2016 Greg Thessen, Upper Midwest Region Director, National Agricultural Statistics 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 portfolio. Farmers love data. And while big picture items are great, growers tell us they really want and can use local data. In...

Research and Science

Potato Grower Improves Operations From Soil to Store

August 07, 2015 Beverly Moseley, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas

What do you get when you combine an abandoned rural high school, two Colorado farm families and potatoes? White Rock Specialties. The innovative potato packing facility in Mosca, Colorado, is an economic driver for valley potato growers and employment in this small, unincorporated community in the...

Conservation

Cover Crops and No-Till Help South Dakota Lamb Farmer

August 05, 2015 Colette Kessler, Natural Resources Conservation Service, South Dakota

Demand for fresh lamb from ­five star restaurants drives Bob Corio’s use of cover crops and better forages that provide feed but also build organic matter in the ­fields he farms in Union County, South Dakota. “We needed something else for our sheep to eat other than hay,” says Corio, who has a...

Conservation

Bringing the Beauty of U.S. Hardwood to Thailand

May 23, 2011 Katie Gorscak, Public Affairs Specialist, Foreign Agricultural Service

When most people think about what USDA exports to countries all over the world, food is the first thing that comes to mind. But did you know that the United States exported nearly $7 billion in forestry products in 2010? These exports allow for the beauty and sustainability of U.S. forests to be...

Trade

USDA Rural Development Supports New York Water Quality Improvement Effort

September 06, 2013 Lee Telega, USDA Rural Development New York State Director

Late last month, I had the privilege of joining New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Delhi College President Candace Vancko, Chairman James Thomson of Delaware County and Saputo Dairy Foods USA Manager Liz Van Buren to discuss the Center of Excellence in Watershed Applications and Technology...

Rural

Deputy Under Secretary Visits StrikeForce State of Mississippi, Says Public-Private Partnerships Build a Stronger Rural America

March 29, 2013 Megan Pittman, USDA Mississippi Public Information Coordinator

Earlier this week, USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Doug O’Brien met with local and regional officials in Mississippi to discuss ways USDA can help businesses create jobs and stimulate local economies. Mississippi was one of the first states in the nation to be designated a StrikeForce...

USDA Results Rural

Deputy Secretary Celebrates Opening of a Non-Profit Pennsylvania Kitchen for Use by Food Entrepreneurs

June 17, 2011 Thomas P. Williams, State Director USDA Rural Development, Pennsylvania

Tucked in the back of York’s historic (circa 1754) downtown Central Market, YorKitchen, a shared commercial kitchen incubator officially opened its doors this morning. The crowd of nearly 40 local supporters applauded as Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, York County Economic Development officials...

USDA Results Food and Nutrition Farming