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United States Challenges Excessive Chinese Support for Rice, Wheat, and Corn

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Obama Administration has launched a new trade enforcement action against the People's Republic of China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning excessive government support provided for Chinese production of rice, wheat, and corn. United States Trade...

USDA, Partners Celebrate First Wood-to-Jet-Fuel Commercial Flight

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2016 – Alaska Airlines today landed the first commercial flight powered in part by a new renewable fuel made of wood waste salvaged from private lands in Washington, Oregon and Montana. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack greeted the passengers for flight AS-4 arriving from...

USDA Awards First Grants to Increase Local Foods in Eligible Schools

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced more than $4.5 million in grants for 68 projects, spanning 37 states and the District of Columbia, to connect school cafeterias with local agricultural producers. "When schools buy food from nearby producers...

FACT SHEET: President's FY2017 Budget to Invest $700 Million In USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

Each day, the work of USDA scientists and researchers touches the lives of all Americans, from the farm field to the kitchen table and from the air we breathe to the energy that powers our country. USDA science is on the cutting edge, helping to protect, secure, and improve our food, agricultural...

Test Your Children’s Food Safety Knowledge Before Letting Them Have the Run of the Kitchen

September 01, 2020 Maribel Alonso, Senior Technical Information Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

September is Food Safety Education Month and it’s a perfect time to test your children’s food safety knowledge before you let them take over your kitchen. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many children have spent more time at home – and visited the kitchen numerous times a day.

Health and Safety

Remarks by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack at 2012 Farm Journal Forum as Capstone Keynote Speaker

Moderated by Andy Webber, CEO of Farm Journal Media SECRETARY VILSACK: Andy, it could have been worse. You could have told me you were a Ravens fan. [Laughter.] SECRETARY VILSACK: But after last weekend, that's nothing. It was good. It was the way it was supposed to be. God intended that game. Well...

2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum Program

March 02, 2020

Program at A Glance Register and Watch Sessions On Demand Thursday, February 18, 2021 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. Welcome — Acting Secretary Kevin Shea, USDA 2021 Agricultural Economic & Foreign Trade Outlook — Chief Economist Seth Meyer, USDA Speech; Slides Overview of USDA Priorities Under Biden-Harris...

Food Waste Activities

October 18, 2018

Selected New and Ongoing USDA Food Loss and Waste Reduction Activities USDA is doing its part to help make preventing food waste the first-best option for farmers, businesses, organizations, and consumers. A large number of USDA programs contribute to this objective, ranging from those supporting...

2015-2020 AOF Programs

February 20, 2024

2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum Program: The Innovation Imperative: Shaping the Future of Agriculture Morning Session: 2020 Outlook and Keynote Address 2020 Agricultural Economic & Foreign Trade Outlook Chief Economist Robert Johansson Speech (PDF) Chief Economist Robert Johansson Slides (PDF) 2020...

Past Programs

February 27, 2020

This page provides links to the full 2021- 2023 virtual Agriculture Outlook Forum programs, and presentations for the 2015-2020 forums. Older programs are archived on the University of Minnesota's Waite Library website. 2024 - Cultivating the Future 2023 - U.S. Agriculture: Seeds of Growth Through...

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