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Properly heat-treated firewood keeps invasive insects and plant pests from traveling with it when transported, but how to locate it? (Rod Bain and Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service notes how her agency's website provides information on existing invasive pest quarantines and firewood movement restrictions. (Web address - "www.aphis.usda.gov")

What are the primary play calls for Super Bowl party planners and food safety experts when assuring delicious yet safe selections for watching the game, or for any pre or post-game events? (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)

USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers talks about clean, separate, cook, and chill - the four pillars of food safety and how they apply to getting your Super Bowl party food presentation prepared and safe to eat.

A USDA food safety expert provides examples of how to take what is known as the "two-hour rule" in account when practicing food safety for your Super Bowl party. (Rod Bain and Meredith Carothers)

USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers discusses the food safety practice of never leaving food out at room temperature for more than two hours, as well as ways to keep food safe.

The Agriculture Secretary recently provided examples of some of the projects at higher education institutions as part of a new USDA program to develop the next generation of ag professionals. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides examples of projects supported under USDA's new Next Gen program aimed at developing the next generation of ag professionals.

USDA and NASA recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build upon their existing efforts to train future researchers in STEM based areas such as space travel and food production. (Rod Bain and Agricultural Research Service Deputy Administrator Marlen Eve.)

NASA’s new Earth Information Center is a real time hub of climatic and resource data collected from space through partnerships with entities such as USDA. (Rod Bain. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Bill Nelson. Agricultural Research Service Deputy Administrator Marlen Eve...