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Secretary's Column: Research Strengthening Agriculture’s Resilience

September 07, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Today, President Obama and I continue doing all we can to help farmers and ranchers impacted by the drought. As Congress comes back to Washington in September we will continue to encourage passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible – to give USDA tools to help those who have been...

Initiatives Research and Science

No Laughing Matter

August 21, 2012 Sandy Miller Hays, 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 profile. How many of us have said this–"Yeah, I could definitely stand to lose a few pounds"–usually with a self-deprecating chuckle...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

Agriculture's Role in Ecosystem Services

August 07, 2012 Jenna Jadin, AAAS Fellow/Advisor

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 of us accept that some services—such as waste water treatment and emergency response, for example—have an economic...

Conservation

USDA Celebrates 150 years of Campus and Community

June 27, 2012 Mary Conley, Communications Director, USDA Research, Education and Economics

At 11:00 am today, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, will be helping open the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, hosting visitors from around the world who will come to the Mall in Washington, D.C. for this annual event. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the only federal agency...

Research and Science

Officials Represent USDA at Future of Food Conference

June 13, 2012 Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Tomorrow, Secretary Vilsack and I will participate in the Future of Food, Food Security for the 21 st Century conference, which is sponsored by The Washington Post. I am pleased to see the topic of food security getting such attention, as I believe it’s one of the biggest challenges we face now and...

Food and Nutrition Trade Research and Science

Extension Tips for Organic Grains Producers

June 05, 2012 Megan O’Reilly, 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 the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. Are you an organic grain farmer or thinking of becoming one? Or maybe you’re wondering about strategies for improving...

Research and Science

Symposium on Sustainability Solutions

May 29, 2012 Jenna Jadin, AAAS Fellow/Advisor

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. Sustainability is an important issue in government, with city planners, state agencies, and the federal government all...

Research and Science

Secretary's Column: Decades of Partnership in Research

May 18, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Nearly 150 years ago – on July 2, 1862, just two months after the creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture – President Lincoln signed another historic measure, the Morrill Act, which created the land grant university system. Over the years, land grant colleges and universities have had a...

USDA Results

Hawaii Education Program Seeks to Increase STEM Education through Gardening

May 15, 2012 Jennifer Martin, 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 the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. Many teachers use creative methods to keep their students engaged in the curriculum they are teaching. Some methods work...

Research and Science

Hands-On Ag Education at the USA Science and Engineering Festival

May 04, 2012 USDA Deputy Under Secretary Ann Bartuska for Research, Education, and Economics mission area

How do you get tent caterpillars and termites to follow a circle on a piece of paper? Paint the circle with pheromones. This was one of the many cool facts that kids and adults learned perusing the USDA exhibits at the USA Science & Engineering Festival this past weekend. I joined thousands of...

Research and Science
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