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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 the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. -- Marcia Wood, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff Along streams and irrigation canals in 16 states, a wily...

Several months ago, Vice President Biden said: “I’m pleased to report that the administration is laying the foundation for a clean energy economy that will create a new generation of jobs, reduce dependence on oil and enhance national security.” If you want proof, check out USDA’s Rural Energy for...

Written by Vicki Schurman, USDA Public Information Officer

What better way to end the day than by uncovering local food powerhouses in the Nation’s Capital! On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, the USDA and HHS Centers for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships convened to visit two jewels located in Washington, DC: Common Good City Farm of Ledroit Park and...

Written by Jill Clothier, Iowa Earth Team Coordinator, USDA-NRCS

By Sammi Citron, News Services Information Assistant

Earth Day celebrations in both Rosebud and Porcupine, South Dakota, featured Jessica Zufolo, USDA Rural Development Deputy Administrator for Rural Utilities Programs. Zufolo was joined by the South Dakota Rural Development State Director Elsie M. Meeks and Area Director Tim Potts, along with...

Written by Gayle Cargo, Public Information Coordinator Texas USDA Rural Development State Director, Paco Valentin, Pearsall Mayor Ray Martinez and other county officials celebrated Earth Day, April 22 nd, with a $4,765,000 Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant funding presentation to the city of...

By Ken Stribling, Public Information Coordinator Last Saturday, a massive tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi, killing ten people and injuring scores of others. Hardest hit were Choctaw, Holmes and Yazoo Counties. Hundreds of Mississippi families lost their homes...

Cross posted from the White House Blog by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack ---------------------------