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We All Agree - Veterans Are Part of Our National Fabric

November 10, 2016 Larry Mitchell, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

With the political rhetoric finally over, there’s one inspiring message that everyone can agree with—our veterans already make America great every day. Every veteran who joined the military following the end of the draft in 1973 volunteered to serve our country. And they want to continue serving...

USDA Results Initiatives

Growth and Opportunity in the Organic Sector

November 10, 2016 Elanor Starmer, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

Since USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) implemented the organic regulations in 2002, the U.S. organic sector has tripled in size to over 22,000 certified organic operations with over $43 billion in U.S. retail sales. Demand for organic products is expected to continue growing. This strong...

Food and Nutrition Farming Trade

NIFA Programs Salute and Assist Veterans and their Families

November 10, 2016 Brent Elrod and Desiree Rucker, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Whether protecting our nation and its highest ideals with military service or ensuring a safe, abundant, and nutritious food supply as veterans, we are grateful for their willingness to serve. For more than 35 years, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the U.S. Departments...

Initiatives

From Camouflage to Crops - USDA Offers Veterans New Career Opportunities

November 09, 2016 Karen T. Comfort, Deputy Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service

At USDA, we are thankful for the military men and women who are serving or have served this nation. We are committed to providing them with opportunities for their next career to be in agriculture. USDA employs more than 11,000 veterans and since 2009 have provided more than $505 million in direct...

Initiatives

A Root Beer-Based Discovery that Saved Lives

November 09, 2016 Dennis O'Brien, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service

Science can do more than improve people’s lives; sometimes it can save them. Consider the contributions of the late Allene Rosalind Jeanes, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist at what is now the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois. Her efforts are...

Research and Science

Shaping Forests from the Bottom Up: It's All About Root Disease

November 08, 2016 Bruce D. Moltzan, Forest Pathologist, U.S. Forest Service

The old proverb: “You can’t see the forest for the trees” should have continued with a line saying that it’s even harder to see below the trees. Because seeing under trees, their root system to be exact, is how scientists understand and appreciate the things that will determine what we all see in...

Forestry

Environmental Markets Help Improve Water Quality

November 08, 2016 Kari Cohen, USDA-NRCS

Environmental trading markets are springing up across the nation with goals of facilitating the buying and selling of ecosystem services and helping more private landowners get conservation on the ground. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined Virginia Governor Terry...

Conservation

High-Tech Agriculture Continues to Reap Rewards for Farmers and Society

November 08, 2016 Seth Murray, Senior Advisor for Agricultural Systems, Office of the Chief Scientist

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. Just like a smart phone helps users learn, communicate and make important decisions, smart technology—known as precision...

Research and Science Technology

USDA Helps Eastern North Carolina Recover after Matthew

November 04, 2016 Michael Scuse, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

When Hurricane Matthew hit last month, disaster struck as high flood waters devastated communities up and down the East Coast. Agricultural producers in Eastern North Carolina were hit especially hard and suffered devastating losses to crops, livestock, and property. Secretary Vilsack recently...

Conservation

People behind Scientific Innovation at USDA

November 04, 2016 Dr. Cathie Woteki, Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

The past eight years have been an extraordinary time for agricultural science, and for the application of new insights from other fields to enhance agricultural productivity and the overall agricultural economy. As the final days of this administration are approaching, it gives me a great deal of...

Research and Science

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