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New Quarter Showcases the Shawnee National Forest

April 14, 2016 Sue Hirsch, US Forest Service

The Shawnee National Forest is one of few places in Illinois where you will find large open spaces to explore and be immersed in nature. One of its special places is the Garden of the Gods Recreation Area. Each year several hundred thousand visitors are drawn to the strange and beautiful rock...

Forestry

Celebrating the New Face of Agriculture

April 13, 2016 Elanor Starmer, AMS Administrator

At the Agricultural Marketing Service and across USDA, we often talk about the fact that the face of American agriculture is changing. The ranks of our farmers, especially young and beginning farmers, include a growing number of women, people of color, veterans or folks in their second careers. So...

Conservation Initiatives

Next Crop of Farmers and Soil Scientists Cultivated on Working Farm/Outdoor Classroom

April 13, 2016 Dorlene Butler, Natural Resources Conservation Service

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is celebrating National Volunteer Week April 10-16, 2016, by thanking and honoring its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. When Otis Donald Philen, Jr. decided to combine his working farm operation with an outdoor classroom, he knew...

Conservation

4-H, Be SAFE Helps Develop Youth/Adult Partnerships to Help Prevent Bullying

April 13, 2016 Amy McCune, 4-H National Headquarters, NIFA/USDA, and Karen Pace, Health & Nutrition Institute, Michigan State University Extension

(4-H’ers from across the country, U.S. territories, and Canada are converging on Washington, DC, for the 4-H National Conference, April 9-14. 4-H National Conference is the premier citizenship and civic engagement opportunity for 4-H members. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute...

Initiatives

Now That Was A Sweet Ride!

April 12, 2016 Matthew Meyer, U.S. Forest Service

Your face is dusty. Your All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) is muddy. Your adrenaline is at an all-time high. You have just finished riding one of your favorite trails on the U.S. Forest Service’s Grand Mesa National Forest and couldn’t be happier. But, do you ever wonder how all these miles of off-highway...

Forestry

Challenge Competition Brings Together Designers, Coders and Government for Innovation

April 12, 2016 Janna Raudenbush, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) teamed up with techies across the nation to strengthen the integrity and improve the user experience of the National School Lunch Program application. On December 1, 2015, we launched a public “hackathon” contest – the E.A.T. (Electronic Application...

Food and Nutrition

ARS Helps Veterans Weigh a Career in Agriculture

April 12, 2016 Dennis O'Brien, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research 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. For many veterans, agriculture may be a career choice worth exploring when they return to civilian life. Veterans have...

Farming Research and Science

USDA and MANRRS Help Cultivate the Next Generation of Agricultural Leaders

April 11, 2016 Michelle Landes, Advisor, Agricultural Science Fellow, USDA Office of the Chief Scientist

Recently, the National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) hosted its 31 st National Career Fair and Training Conference. MANRRS is a non-profit organization that promotes academic and professional advancement by empowering minorities in agriculture...

Initiatives Farming

Veteran Now Serves Escondido Agriculture Community

April 11, 2016 Dorlene Butler, Natural Resources Conservation Service

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is celebrating National Volunteer Week April 10-16, 2016, by thanking and honoring its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. After service in the U.S. Navy, that included deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan, Commander Theresa Everest...

Conservation Farming

New What's Cooking? Recipes and Cooking Videos Help School Food Service and Home Cooks Make Mouthwatering Meals

April 11, 2016 Cheryl Jackson Lewis, Director, Nutrition Promotion and Technical Assistance Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service

USDA’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services just released 50 new, mouth-watering recipes for schools chefs on our What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl website. Some are existing USDA recipes that we’ve updated, while others are brand new recipes that students will love. These tasty, kid-approved...

Food and Nutrition

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