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Investigating Retail Price Premiums for Organic Foods

June 14, 2016 Andrea Carlson, Economic 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. Consumer demand for organically produced goods has shown double-digit growth during most years since the 1990s, according to...

Research and Science

Students Intrigued Enough to 'Worm' Their Way into Ag Science

June 14, 2016 Dr. Craig Wilson, Director, USDA/HSINP Future Scientists Program and Senior Research Associate, Center for Mathematics and Science Education, College of Science, Texas A&M University

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. The goal of USDA’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Program (HSINP) Future Scientists Program is to enhance the...

Research and Science

The Nutrient Challenge of Sustainable Fertilizer Management

June 07, 2016 Dr. Greg Crosby, National Program Leader for Sustainable Development, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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. It’s a case of “darned if you do, darned if don’t.”

Research and Science

Climate Data Tools for Informed Decisions

May 31, 2016 Rich Derksen, Office of the Chief Scientist

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. Responding to Climate Variability is one of the goal areas of the REE Action Plan. The objective is to develop science-based...

Research and Science USDA Results

Will Chestnuts Roast on an Open Fire Again Someday?

May 10, 2016 Alexandra Wilson, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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. Today we learn more about how the National Institute of Food and Agriculture invests in and advances agricultural research...

Research and Science

Wheat Blast, Bangladesh, and Biosecurity: NIFA-Funded Research Works for Global Food Security

May 03, 2016 Dr. Martin Draper, National Program Leader for Plant Pathology, National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Division of Plant Systems-Protection

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. An epidemic of wheat blast is underway in Bangladesh, published reports say, and losses may be substantial in the six...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

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

Deciphering County Estimates Process

April 05, 2016 Greg Thessen, Upper Midwest Region Director, National Agricultural Statistics 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. Farmers love data. And while big picture items are great, growers tell us they really want and can use local data. In...

Research and Science

Roadmap Sets the Table for Nutrition Research

March 15, 2016 Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education & Economics

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. I serve as Co-Chair of the Interagency Committee on Human Nutrition Research (ICHNR), which on March 4 released the first...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

Nutrition.gov Helps America Celebrate National Nutrition Month

March 08, 2016 Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library

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. March is National Nutrition Month, an annual observance that encourages Americans to adopt a healthy eating pattern that...

Food and Nutrition
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