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USDA Science Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Meet Luz

October 08, 2024 Megan Guilfoyle, Public Affairs Specialist, Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area

National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, is a time to celebrate the rich history, cultural diversity, and contributions from Hispanic communities. USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area is home to over 8,000 of the world’s best and brightest minds in...

Research and Science

USDA Science Addresses Antimicrobial Resistance in Agriculture

October 08, 2024 USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young

Antibiotics are one of the world’s greatest scientific advancements, helping to fight bacterial infection and save millions of lives every year. Ensuring their continued effectiveness is critical for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and our partners.

Research and Science

USDA Science Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Meet Noé

October 08, 2024 Megan Guilfoyle, Public Affairs Specialist, Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area

National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, is a time to celebrate the rich history, cultural diversity, and contributions from Hispanic communities. USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area is home to over 8,000 of the world’s best and brightest minds in...

Research and Science

Language Matters: Cooperative Extension Provides Resources in Spanish

October 08, 2024 Maggie Lawrence, NIFA, Writer/Editor

More than 41 million people in the United States speak Spanish at home, and Spanish is the most spoken language after English in the country. Cooperative Extension across the nation recognizes the importance of providing resources in Spanish to better serve Hispanic communities and people.

Research and Science

The Southern Region Grows a Delicious Slice of the Nation’s Agricultural Pie

September 16, 2024 Jennifer Hummel, NASS Public Affairs Specialist

The Southern Region of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, is home to nearly 144,000 farming operations that produce a variety of commodities. Agriculture is deeply rooted in the region and has shaped it into an area...

Research and Science

Young Producers Boost Great Lakes Agriculture

September 05, 2024 Alexandra Nseir, USDA NASS Public Affairs Specialist

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) Great Lakes Region encompasses Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio – three states with a significant impact on U.S. agriculture and a healthy crop of young producers.

Research and Science

Reflections from the Road in Pennsylvania: Charting the Path Forward with Urban Agriculture and the Next Generation

September 05, 2024 USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young

Last month I attended the Northeast Regional Equity Convening hosted by the USDA and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on July 18, 2024. This was a unique opportunity to interact with fresh voices and discuss charged and meaningful topics like urban agriculture and nutrition sovereignty.

Equity Research and Science

America’s Summer BBQ: Sizzling from the Southern Plains

August 16, 2024 Wilbert Hundl, Jr., Regional Director of USDA-NASS Southern Plains Region serving Oklahoma and Texas

Oklahoma and Texas form one of the nation’s most abundant agricultural regions. According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, these two states accounted for 8% of total U.S. agricultural sales. The market value of agricultural products from Texas came to $32.2 billion, 6% of U.S. agricultural sales...

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USDA Nutrition Research Fuels Olympians’ Engines

July 26, 2024 Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are underway and athletes from around the world are competing for medals in individual events ranging from archery to wrestling and team events from artistic swimming to water polo. Becoming an Olympian requires more than natural ability, it takes proper coaching...

Research and Science

2022 Census of Agriculture Highlights: Mountain Region

June 13, 2024 Terry Matlock, NASS Public Affairs Specialist

From the big skies of Montana to the peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the white sand deserts of New Mexico, the diverse terrain of the Mountain Region presents unique challenges and great opportunities for the region’s 125,938 farms covering a vast 191.7 million acres of land.

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