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USDA-Brazil Team Examines Biodegradable Food Packaging

May 19, 2015 Sandra Avant, 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. A taste of Brazilian culture is presenting a favorable research environment for USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...

Research and Science

Bridging the Language Barrier for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

May 12, 2015 Kelly Flynn, 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. The Asian-Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population is projected to reach 35.6 million in the next 40 years, making...

Research and Science

Serving Up Statistics More Efficiently

May 12, 2015 Joseph T. Reilly, Administrator, USDA 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. On any given day, a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) employee or representative might be contacting a...

Research and Science

Measuring Environmental Effects of Conservation Practices

May 05, 2015 Tynisha Tolbert, Agricultural Statistician

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 profile. Have you ever heard the saying, “In God we trust, all others bring data?" Those are the words of William Edwards Deming, a...

Conservation Research and Science

Honduran Agronomy Students Tour Unique USDA Laboratory

May 05, 2015 Dennis O'Brien, 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 profile. This was not your typical class trip. The group of agriculture students from Honduras who visited USDA’s National Soil...

Research and Science

Going Wild about Water at the World Water Forum

April 28, 2015 Tawny Mata, 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 profile. Water is a precious resource and will become scarcer as the human population continues to grow. In many areas, climate change...

Research and Science

Weaving Up New Uses for Cotton

April 28, 2015 Darryl Earnest, Agricultural Marketing Service Cotton and Tobacco Program Deputy Administrator

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. In the agriculture industry, having a green thumb can help businesses improve their yield and their bottom line. As good...

Research and Science

Technology to Help Us Deal with Drought

April 21, 2015 Dennis O'Brien, 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. With droughts becoming more severe, water tables getting lower and an increasing demand for water from growing suburbs and...

Research and Science

Answering Questions about the World's Water Security Problems

April 21, 2015 Jim Dobrowolski, National Program Leader, 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. Global water awareness and future water security happens locally—one student, one teacher, and one lesson at a time. Often...

Research and Science

Bringing the Scientist to the Student

April 14, 2015 Jan Suszkiw, 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. When the Terrebonne Parish Main Library in Houma, Louisiana, issued flyers asking local science and engineering...

Research and Science
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