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By Amanda Eamich, USDA Director of Web Communications Cross-Posted from the White House Open Government Blog The moment of truth has come. In March, the First Lady challenged the talented and kid-savvy innovators across the country to build games and tools that inspire and empower kids and their...

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 the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. By Shahla Shapouri and Stacey Rosen, Economists, Economic Research Service Depending on the pulse of the global economy...

The USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships co-hosted with USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and USDA FNS Western Regional Office Administrator Allen Ng, another successful community roundtable. More than 100 people attended, including State, county, and city leaders...

Cross-Posted from the Let's Move Blog By Aneesh Chopra, United States Chief Technology Officer Thank you for your participation! By the time the Apps for Healthy Kids competition submission period closed last week, we had 160 submissions in hand and nearly 20,000 supporters. Now we are reviewing all...

By Roger Beachy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Yesterday’s Science Tuesday post about growing tomatoes that last longer on the shelf in the store or on the kitchen counter has generated much really useful discussion about the role of science in growing our food supply. Science...

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 the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. By Avtar Handa, Purdue University I don’t know about you, but I find it frustrating to go into the grocery store looking...

By US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Yesterday, I had the opportunity to testify before the House Committee on Education and Labor on the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. Every five years, Congress considers improvements to the Child Nutrition Act, which provides...

By Jackie Haven, Director, Nutrition Marketing and Communication Division, USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion The Apps for Healthy Kids submission period has officially come to a close yesterday and there was a flurry of entries submitted the last few days and hours! All submissions...

By John Brewer, Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator As our group sat near the strawberry fields, in Jutiapa, Honduras, it was hard not to be impressed with the positive outcomes stemming from a USDA grant in 2006. On Tuesday, June 29, I inaugurated the “Biotechnology and Food Security”...

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 the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. By Jennifer Sowerwine, University of California – BerkeleyMy mouth begins to water just thinking about all the delicious...