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Spring Holidays are for Family Feasts, Not Pesky Bacteria Guests

March 18, 2024 Zoya Sattar, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

It’s a special time of year as we welcome spring and celebrate several holidays. Many families and communities will be celebrating with their Easter, Eid, and Passover traditions. Whether you’re celebrating your Easter dinner with ham, Eid lunch with lamb, or Seder meal with brisket, remember to...

Health and Safety

Kansas: A Leader in Wheat, Grain Sorghum, and Beef Production

July 03, 2019 Doug Bounds, Kansas State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Kansas farmers know how to grow wheat. In 2017, Kansas ranked No. 1 in wheat production, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Kansas farms produced 319 million bushels of wheat from 7 million harvested acres, accounting for almost 18 percent of all wheat grown in the United States.

Research and Science

Tips for Eating Cannibal Sandwiches this Holiday Season

December 17, 2018 Sarah Lichtman, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

With each holiday season, there are hundreds of people in the Midwest who are sickened after eating cannibal sandwiches – a dish featuring raw ground beef, often seasoned with spices and onions and served on bread or a cracker.

Health and Safety

NASS Highlights National Barbecue Month

May 24, 2018 Teresa White, NASS Public Affairs Specialist

With summer right around the corner, it’s time to break out the grill and cornhole – May is National Barbecue Month! It’s also national beef, egg, strawberry, and salad month. Apropos of a backyard shindig, lemonade and apple pie days are also in May. As a matter of fact, the summer months coincide...

Research and Science

USDA Foods Partnerships Celebrate American Agriculture

March 20, 2018 Laura Castro, Director, Food Distribution Division, Food and Nutrition Service and David Tuckwiller, Associate Deputy Administrator for Commodity Procurement Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service

What do apples, beef and cheese have in common? These ABCs are all favorites with children and they are all a part of the USDA Foods program thanks to collaborative partnerships between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and American farmers and businesses.

Food and Nutrition

Check the Label and Bring it to the Table – USDA Grade Labels Explained

June 29, 2017 Craig A. Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program

Summer heat, sizzling grills, and a night sky filled with fireworks - here comes Fourth of July! I really love this time of year. It’s another opportunity to grill up a feast to share with my family and friends. It is also a great time to share my knowledge about the USDA grade shields!

Food and Nutrition

U.S. Fresh Beef Back in Brazil!

May 04, 2017 Nicolas Rubio, Agricultural Attaché, Foreign Agricultural Service

U.S. fresh beef exports are back in Brazil! Following a 13-year hiatus, the first shipment of U.S. fresh beef has arrived in Brazil, ushering in promising long-term market opportunities for the U.S. beef industry. In 2016, the United States exported $6.3 billion in beef and beef products globally...

Trade

USDA Market News - As Diverse as the Agricultural Landscape

September 28, 2016 Craig A. Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program

As the agricultural landscape evolves to meet consumer demand, USDA Market News works to ensure that emerging sectors have the unbiased, reliable data they need to succeed in the marketplace. USDA Market News – administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) – provides data that serves...

USDA Results

Working with Livestock Industry to Provide Critical Market Intelligence

September 14, 2016 Craig A. Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program

The Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting (LMR) Program was created to expand pricing information available to the livestock industry. The data is collected and distributed by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) through its USDA Market News division to provide market information for cattle...

USDA Results

USDA Market News Reporters Know Beef

August 05, 2016 Craig A. Morris, AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program Deputy Administrator

The United States is the largest beef producer and one of the largest beef exporters in the world. In order to remain competitive, our Nation’s beef producers and everyone else in the supply chain need reliable data to evaluate market conditions, identify trends, make purchasing decisions, and...

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