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U.S. Agriculture on the Global Stage: Reflections from Gulfood 2025

March 24, 2025 Daniel B. Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service

At the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2025 wasn’t just a trade show.

Farming Trade

Administrator Daniel B. Whitley and U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Gaudiosi stand together with FAS overseas staff at the Gulfood 2025 trade show. The group poses in front of an exhibition booth featuring trade materials and promotional banners

Agriculture Across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

March 18, 2025 Terry Matlock, Public Affairs Specialist, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Agriculture remains a cornerstone of life in the U.S. Delta Region consisting of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Research and Science

A farmer holding a soybean crop in a field

Groundwater: It’s at the Root of Safe Water Consumption

March 10, 2025 Cristina Rivera, Management & Program Analyst, Rural Development Water & Environmental Programs

USDA Rural Development offers various programs that prioritize emergency health and sanitary issues.

Rural

A person filling a vial with water with National Groundwater Awareness Week March 9-15, 2025 text overlay

USDA celebrates National FFA Week

February 19, 2025 Lindsey Abentroth, Youth Coordinator, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

National FFA Week is a great time to highlight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) active partnership with the organization.

Farming Rural

USDA Science Powering Your Game Day

February 7, 2025 Megan Guilfoyle, Public Affairs Specialist

This weekend, millions will be watching the big game.

Research and Science

A photo on a sports field with a plate of chicken wings and vegetables, a football, and cotton in the forefront. A blue banner with the text “USDA Science” is overlaying the picture

Keep Your Team Safe During the Big Game

February 3, 2025 Maura Drumm, Public Affairs Specialist, FSIS-USDA

The USDA has some tips to keep your food safe on Super Bowl Sunday.

Health and Safety

Don’t Fumble Those Chicken Wings: Marinate Safely for the Big Game

January 30, 2025 Jesus Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist, FSIS-USDA

Everyone wants their chicken wings to make an impression.

Health and Safety

Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the 1890 Scholars Program

January 17, 2025 Michael Williams, Education Initiatives National Program Manager, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s aura in my childhood home was so pervasive that you would have thought he was a member of our family.

Equity Initiatives

Michael Williams, Education Initiatives National Program Manager, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Farewell Reflection: Export Impact’s Journey

January 15, 2025 USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor

Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.

Farming Initiatives Trade USDA Results

USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor touts the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program in Vietnam

E. Kika De La Garza Fellow Engil Pereira Creates Pathways to USDA Employment

January 14, 2025 Mariela Castaneda, Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

In 2022, Dr. Engil Pereira, professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), participated in the E. Kika De La Garza (EKDLG) Fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the National Soil Survey Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.