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Illegal Marijuana Sites Can’t Hide from Science

July 11, 2018 Diane Banegas, Research and Development, USDA Forest Service

The problem of illegal marijuana farms on national forests is, pardon the pun, growing. Although marijuana is now legal in California and other parts of the U.S., illegal marijuana growing is still a billion dollar industry with international tentacles.

Forestry

University of Kentucky Collaboration Empowers Louisville's Homeless Youth

August 31, 2015 Kelly Flynn, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that every year more than 1.7 million teens experience homelessness in the United States. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, Louisville, Kentucky, had 555 young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 stay in homeless shelters over the past year. When...

Initiatives

USDA Announces Claims Process for Hispanic and Women Farmers

February 25, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

UPDATE 3/12/2014: USDA is committed to ensuring the integrity and impartiality of the claims process. A neutral, third party has been tasked with overseeing all aspects of the process, including notifications, to make certain that it is fair and equitable. As we move forward, we’re focused on making...

USDA Results

USDA Anuncia Proceso para Resolver Reclamaciones de Discriminación contra Agricultores Hispanos y Mujeres Agricultoras

February 25, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Hoy es un día histórico para el Departamento de Agricultura. En colaboración con nuestros colegas en el Departamento de Justicia, hemos iniciado un programa que les ofrece un camino hacia la justicia a agricultores hispanos y mujeres agricultoras quienes consideran fueron objeto de discriminación...

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