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Hearing First-Hand How Diversity Matters

December 15, 2014 Anne L. Alonzo, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

The men and women who own and operate our country’s farms and ranches are increasingly diverse. In fact, according to USDA’s 2012 Census of Agriculture, all categories of minority-operated farms increased between 2007 and 2012. The number of farms operated by Hispanics has increased by 21 percent in...

Conservation

Bringing You Food and Fiber to Fit Your Active Lifestyle

October 15, 2014 Darryl Earnest, Agricultural Marketing Service Deputy Administrator

If you’ve learned how to cut a mango from a magazine article, read about new fabrics on a website or heard about nutrition research on almonds from a health reporter on TV, chances are one of America’s ag promotion groups made that information possible and available. From the clothes you wear to the...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

Pooling Resources for Scientific Breakthroughs

April 30, 2014 Craig A. Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program

American farmers know about planting seeds—both in the ground and in groundbreaking research. While the seeds they plant as individual farmers feed and clothe the rest of us, the seeds they sow collectively through participation in research and promotion (R&P) programs are vitally important, too...

Conservation

Create a New Market for Cotton? No Sweat.

March 14, 2012 Shethir Riva, AMS Cotton and Tobacco Programs Research and Promotion Branch Chief

As more and more Americans are working to become fit and healthy, one of the top athletic clothing companies – Under Armour – has been building a team to help improve its use of natural fibers. Relying on cutting edge research to provide products that wick away moisture, Under Armour products...

Research and Science

Industry Insight: Checkoff Programs Empower Business

September 21, 2011 David R. Shipman, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service

When it comes to expanding market share, increasing revenue and getting the word out about a great product or commodity, checkoff programs prove that there’s strength in numbers. Officially called research and promotion programs, checkoff programs give agricultural producers, importers and other...

Conservation Research and Science

Cotton Helps Insulate Communities the Green Way

September 19, 2011 By Shethir Riva, AMS Cotton and Tobacco Programs Research and Promotion Branch Chief

Denim jeans are versatile because you can wear them for almost any occasion, but there are even more ways they can be used outside of your wardrobe. Cotton. From Blue to Green® transforms used jeans into UltraTouch ™ Denim Insulation for communities in need. This amazing project uses an...

Technology
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