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Future Scientists Programs to Tackle Future Agricultural Challenges

September 30, 2014 Dr. Craig Wilson, Director, USDA Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Program

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

USDA Smokey Bear Paintings on Display for First Time

September 16, 2014 Kim Kaplan, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA 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. If you hear a deep resonant voice and the words, “Only YOU…,” you probably could complete the iconic words, “…can prevent...

Forestry Research and Science

A "Brighter" Way to Save Money, Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Increase Productivity

September 09, 2014 Dennis O'Brien, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA 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. Sometimes greenhouse gases can be traced to greenhouses—or at least to their lighting systems. That’s why the Albany City...

Research and Science

Have Fun Outside This Weekend - But Keep the Ticks Off

August 27, 2014 Herb Bolton, National Program Leader for Entomology, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Many people are squeezing in the last bit of summer by enjoying the outdoors through walks, hiking on trails, biking, camping, outdoor sports, and picnics in parks and forests. Unfortunately, these activities – sometimes even in our own backyards – increase our risk of being exposed to ticks and the...

Conservation

Bees Help Native American Students Learn about Math, Science

August 26, 2014 Sean Adams, USDA 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. There’s nothing like a little “hands-on” activity to help students learn. And what better way to encourage math and science...

Research and Science

Puerto Rico's First Lady Promotes Community Gardens, Starting with Her Backyard

August 22, 2014 Julie Wright, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Caribbean

Puerto Rico’s First Lady is a big fan of the home garden, and actually, the garden at the governor’s mansion, called La Fortaleza, is part of USDA’s national garden movement. First Lady Wilma Pastrana Jiménez’s garden was the first People’s Garden at a Puerto Rico state government facility and the...

Conservation Initiatives

"Seeding" the Next Crop of Scientists

August 12, 2014 Jan Suszkiw, USDA 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 the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. 2014 marks the eighth year of “Pumping Up the Math and Science Pipeline: Grade School to College,” an innovative science...

Research and Science

USDA's Agricultural Ties Run Deep

July 31, 2014 Rebecca Frank, USDA Office of Communications

Earlier this year, in preparation for the 2015 opening of a new business history exhibition, American Enterprise, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History put out a call for current and past members of the National FFA Organization to submit their FFA jackets accompanied with their own...

Conservation

The Important Role of Volunteers in Human Nutrition Studies

July 29, 2014 Sean Adams, USDA ARS 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 the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. How would you like to learn more about your personal health while contributing to science as a volunteer in a human...

Research and Science

In Brazil, a Search for Fungi to Control Disease-Spreading Insects

July 15, 2014 Dennis O'Brien, USDA 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 the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. If you want to find a fungus that controls disease-spreading insects, you might want to go somewhere known for its...

Research and Science
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