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Women's History Month


Opening Doors to Natural Sciences

March 26, 2013 Ruihong Guo, Acting Deputy Administrator, AMS Science and Technology Program

March is Women's History Month, a time to pay tribute to the contributions of women and the significant role they’ve played in agriculture and beyond. This year’s celebration focuses on “Women Inspiring Innovation through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and...

Research and Science

On International Women's Day, A Tribute to Women in Agriculture

March 08, 2013 Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary

Today, March 8 th, is International Women’s Day. What better day to recognize the incredible achievements of women in agriculture? Women have always played a key role on the farm or ranch. Traditionally, women often kept the books and ensured the solvency of the business while men ran the day-to-day...

USDA Results Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming Initiatives

Women’s History Month - Forest Service Scientist Shows Grace and Compassion While Working her Way to the Top

March 08, 2013 Sherri Eng, Pacific Southwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service

As the oldest of 11 children, Barbara C. Weber is accustomed to being the “first.” With top family ranking comes responsibility, and Weber had plenty of it. Growing up on her family’s 160-acre dairy farm in Bloomington, Wis., Weber, along with her siblings, helped clean the barn, pick up eggs and...

Forestry Research and Science

Support for Mothers During Women’s History Month and Beyond

April 02, 2012 Kisha Davis, White House Fellow

March is Women’s History month, a time when we highlight everything woman. In the midst of farming and biofuels, research and forestry would you believe that the USDA also finds time to promote breastfeeding? The answer is absolutely! You already know that the agency supports a myriad of nutrition...

Food and Nutrition
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