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Expanding Opportunity in Indian Country

March 19, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Earlier today, Secretary Vilsack published an op-ed in Indian Country Today discussing USDA’s efforts to improve access to capital for Tribal citizens. You can read the original op-ed here . Last week, I spoke to several hundred tribal leaders at the National Congress of American Indians Tribal...

Rural

Recent Forecast Shows Limited Water Supply in Westernmost States

February 19, 2014 Spencer Miller, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Limited water supplies are predicted in many areas west of the Continental Divide, according to this year’s second forecast by the National Water and Climate Center of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Right now, snow measuring stations in California, Nevada and Oregon that...

Conservation

Southern Plains Climate Hub Seeks to Address Three Huge Problems

February 11, 2014 Jeanne Schneider of USDA's Grazinglands Research Laboratory, El Reno, Okla.

I am a research scientist, by nature, training, and now more than 30 years of experience. I hold degrees in Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, and have done research in many sub-specialties of the last two, including climate science. My curiosity about the natural world never slows down...

Conservation

The Faces of Agriculture - A Glimpse of What the Farm Bill Means to Our Nation

December 16, 2013 Ed Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

A life of farming—whether you grow up in it or are called to it later in life—takes a special kind of commitment and sense of responsibility. The reward is just as unique and appeals only to a handful of people who are willing to literally roll up their sleeves and work hard at a physically- and...

USDA Results Conservation Food and Nutrition

USDA Funding Provides a Broadband Lift to Part of Rural Oklahoma

November 22, 2013 Kathleen James, USDA Rural Development, Oklahoma

Reinforcing USDA’s commitment to connecting rural America to the global economy, Oklahoma USDA Rural Development State Director Ryan McMullen, cut the ribbon on a new high-speed internet network, projected to serve more than 4,000 rural Oklahoma residents, many of them Native American, and 1,400...

Initiatives Rural Technology

Secretary's Column: Energy Efficiency and the Food, Farm and Jobs Bill

August 16, 2013 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than 630 new projects across the country under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). These new projects will help producers and businesses boost their bottom line, while increasing America’s energy security and protecting our...

Energy Conservation

Back to Healthy School Meals: USDA Congratulates Six States for Nearly 100% of Schools Meeting New Meal Standards

August 16, 2013 Dr. Janey Thornton, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary

As we continue to combat childhood obesity in America, I am proud to say that this Back to School season our school cafeterias are at the heart of offering great nutrition for our kids. Students and schools are embracing the healthier lunches offered through the National School Lunch Program that...

Food and Nutrition

NIFA Grant Addresses Climate Issues Related to Beef Cattle Production

August 01, 2013 Sonny Ramaswamy, Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Today, I am on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. When I visit universities across the nation, I look forward to meeting with faculty and students to hear about the work they are doing. On this particular visit, I am excited to meet with a research team working on an issue...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

Native American FFA Members Discuss the Future of Agriculture with USDA Officials

July 23, 2013 Wayne Maloney, USDA Office of Communications

The future of America is entirely about its youth. According to figures provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, sixty percent of the farmers in this country are 55 years old or older. Will the next generation take over for their parents and accept a rural lifestyle? What options are available...

Rural

USDA Loans Scout to Ohio Military Museum

June 13, 2013 Carol Bannerman, Public Affairs Specialist, APHIS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Wildlife Services (WS) program were privileged to assist in placing a light observation helicopter (LOH-6A), but affectionately called a LOACH by service members, on long-term loan at the Mott’s Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. Talking with the excited...

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