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Veteran-Owned Business Partners with FAS to Export Spices Around the World

November 09, 2023 Zane Evans, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Retirement – for many – is a time for reconnecting with what you love and who you love. Laura Cristobal-Andersland and David Andersland have spiced up retirement with their seasoning business, Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salts.

Trade

FAS Highlights Climate-Smart Ag to South American Visitors

October 17, 2023 Zane Evans, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service hosted a delegation of government and private sector representatives from Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay who traveled to the Washington, D.C., area to learn about sustainable, climate-smart agricultural practices being...

Trade

International Day of Rural Women Spotlight: Indiana Soccer Moms Score Big as Global Entrepreneurs with USDA Assist

October 13, 2023 Zane Evans, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

For a women-owned business in rural Indiana, working with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) became a life-changing experience. Soccer moms Carol Podolak and Joy Thompkins sold homemade peanut butter as their kids’ team fundraiser to travel from Portage, Indiana to Dallas, Texas for a...

Trade Rural

What’s brewing? FAS Recognizes 90 Years of U.S. Hops Industry, Gone Global

September 01, 2023 Zane Evans, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

American breweries and craft beer have grown in popularity in recent years. And that interest in these refreshing, artisan beverages is hopping from continent-to-continent thanks in part to collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the U...

Farming Trade

From Sky to Soil: Young Agricultural Leaders Nourish FAS Satellite Data with Grassroots Truth

August 09, 2023 Zane Evans, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Accurate crop mapping is a crucial process to informing reliable crop production estimates, addressing climate change, and developing strategies for sustainable agriculture.

Climate Farming Technology Trade

USDA Partners with Agromovil to Help Smallholder Farmers in Ghana and Tanzania Access Local Markets

June 16, 2023 Aleksey Minchenkov, Communications Director, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

There are many different approaches and practices when it comes to farming, but one thing is constant - to run your farm as a business, you need to be able to sell your product. To sell their product, a farmer or rancher needs to be visible to buyers and buyers need to have an easy way to reach...

Equity Farming Technology Trade

Helping Reduce Methane Emissions by Solving a Sticky Problem for U.S. Produce Exporters

April 20, 2023 Krissy Young, FAS Public Affairs Specialist

We see them every time we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables: price look up (PLU) labels. The little coin-size stickers are stuck to everything from apples, bananas, and cantaloupes to watermelons, yams, and zucchini.

Research and Science Trade

200 Years of Bilateral Relations with Mexico: Protecting Agricultural Resources from Plant Pests and Animal Disease Threats on Both Sides of the Border

January 19, 2023 Nick Gutiérrez, APHIS, International Services Regional Manager in Mexico

As of December 2022, United States and Mexico are celebrating 200 years of bilateral relations. Over these two hundred years, our nations have developed rich diplomatic and cultural ties where agriculture and trade considerations feature a prominent role.

Animals Plants Trade

Barbeque, Gumbo, Ice Cream and Team USA – America Leads with our Best at the FIFA World Cup

December 01, 2022 Krissy Young, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

There are only a few things in life that can bring together and excite a global community, and food and sports are two of those things!

Trade

How the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Demonstrate the Importance of Ag Trade

July 22, 2021 Jason Hafemeister, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

Beginning July 23, all eyes will be on Japan as it hosts the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. For me, this summer’s Olympics is the perfect blend of things that I’m passionate about – there’s cycling, there’s an international governing body that oversees the games, and there’s fellowship...

Trade

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