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REE Shows Children in Rural America How Ag Science Rocks

December 02, 2014 Melvin Washington, Confidential Assistant, Research, Education and Economics Mission Area

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. You may be surprised by the answers you get when you ask a group of middle schoolers, “What do you like about science?”...

Research and Science

USDA and DHS Scientists Receive Top DHS Award for Animal Disease Research

December 02, 2014 Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff

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 people think about keeping our homeland safe, they don’t usually think about animal diseases that threaten our nation’s...

Research and Science

Fast-Food Purchasers: Examining Their Time-Use Patterns

November 25, 2014 Karen Hamrick and Abigail Okrent, 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. Time is a limited resource. Deciding on how to utilize each minute in your 24-hour day is crucial. However, the choice...

Research and Science

Avoiding Bed Bug Nightmares This Holiday Season

November 25, 2014 Herb Bolton, National Program Leader for Integrated Pest Management and Invasive Species, 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. Most are familiar with the phase, “Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite,” but few people know what a bed bug looks like...

Research and Science

NIFA Grant Programs Help Fuel Ag-related Job Boom

November 18, 2014 Scott Elliott, 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 overall job market may go up and down, but things are definitely looking good in agricultural, environmental, and...

Research and Science

New Program Helps Bringing Technology and Innovation to Market

October 21, 2014 Kim Kaplan, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff

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. Research, even cutting edge research, is often only half the battle when it comes to solving an agricultural problem. You’ve...

Research and Science

International Food Security: A Look at the Next Decade

October 14, 2014 Stacey Rosen and Birgit Meade, Market and Trade Economics Division, 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. Across the globe, how are low- and middle-income countries faring in the ability to feed their populations? The...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

E. Kika De La Garza Science Fellow Uses Fresh Way to Find Body Fat

October 07, 2014 Dr. Annie Donoghue, Research Leader Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, ARS

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. To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics mission area will highlight those...

Research and Science

Farmers go Digital to Confront Changing Growing Conditions

October 07, 2014 Carlos J. Harris, 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. American farmers have a long history of overcoming obstacles. In 1938, they helped the country emerge from the Dust Bowl by...

Research and Science

New Tools Encourage Connections, Collaboration, and Creativity Among Scientists Nationwide

October 07, 2014 Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education and 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. We count on food and agricultural research to solve a wide variety of problems. USDA’s research programs contribute to...

Research and Science
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