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North Carolina Rivercane Studies get a boost from Oconaluftee Job Corps

August 20, 2012 Holly Krake, Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center

In the early morning light, 15 students look for the first time at a traditional Cherokee rivercane basket and marvel at the colors and detail. Western Carolina University’s Adam Griffith of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines passes the basket around as he explains the cultural and...

Forestry

A Mississippi Tribe Upgrades Water Quality with USDA Support

July 18, 2012 Megan Pittman, Public Information Officer, USDA Rural Development

Trina N. George, Mississippi State Director for USDA Rural Development and Phyliss Anderson, Chief for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held a Photo Op on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in Choctaw, Miss., to commemorate USDA Rural Developments $1 million grant award to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw...

Conservation

USDA Tribal Collaboration Meetings Continue in Southeast Alaska

May 25, 2012 Forrest Cole, Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest

The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the country, and constitutes 85 percent of the land mass in Southeast Alaska. No doubt, land management issues in Southeast were a main topic of discussion at the Tribal Collaboration Meeting held in Ketchikan on May 4 th.

Rural

APHIS Vet Touts Diversity of Career Paths in the Veterinary Field

October 13, 2011 Dr. Keith Wiggins, Director of Veterinary Regulatory Support , APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine

Hi, I’m Dr. Keith Wiggins, the Director of Veterinary Regulatory Support for USDA APHIS’s Plant Protection and Quarantine program. I’m the leader of an elite, diverse team of 21 veterinarians who safeguard America from animal diseases by regulating animal products, by-products, and regulated garbage...

Animals Plants

Basic Agricultural Safeguarding Training Boot Camp

September 06, 2011 Patrick Boyton, APHIS Program Specialist, Frederick, MD

Every day, thousands of USDA employees fight on the agricultural frontline to keep our nation safe from the “bad bugs” that threaten our nation’s $500 billion agricultural industry. The Professional Development Center (PDC) provides training, leadership and consultation to Animal and Plant Health...

Animals Plants

Kentucky Rural Development Celebrates BIG Opportunities and Job Creation

August 10, 2011 Tom Fern, Kentucky State Director, USDA Rural Development

Job creation in rural America begins with local leaders, a vision for improving the local economy and then bringing together financing partners to make the vision a reality. I had the honor of joining Congressman Hal Rogers and representatives from Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul’s offices...

Rural

A USDA Rural Development Funded Assisted Living Facility for Older Adults Opens in Mars, Pennsylvania

May 20, 2011 Dawn Knepp, USDA Pennsylvania Public Information Officer

USDA and Lutheran SeniorLife recently celebrated the dedication and open house of RoseCrest Assisted Living Facility. USDA Rural Development provided a $3 Million Community Facilities loan for the construction of the new state-of-the-art facility designed specifically for older adults with Alzheimer...

Rural

What’s Purple, Sticky and Hangs in an Ash Tree? Emerald Ash Borer Survey Traps!

April 20, 2011 Sharon Lucik, APHIS Public Affairs, Brighton, MI

Animal Plant Health Inspection Services’ (APHIS) Brian Deschu sets EAB detection tools (purple traps) along the roadside right-of-way as part of the national effort to survey for this invasive, tree-killing pest.

Animals Plants

i-Tree software to Help Communities Fight Invasive Species

March 03, 2011 Anne Buckelew Cumming, Forester, Urban and Community Forestry Program, Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, U.S. Forest Service

The Forest Service’s i-Tree Pest Detection software, due to be released next week, is going to help urban foresters curb the spread of invasive species and the dead trees left in their wake. Cities and communities are frequently the first site of introduction for exotic pests, where they remain...

Forestry

Under Secretary for Food Safety Shares Some Insight on the Humane Handling of Livestock

January 07, 2011 Under Secretary for Food Safety, Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Food Safety and Inspection Service

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is making significant changes this year to strengthen humane handling enforcement-making it a more objective, and less subjective, measure. As a public health agency, FSIS is responsible for ensuring that America’s supply of meat and poultry...

Health and Safety