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How Research Shapes Vital Nutrition Programs

April 25, 2014 Melissa Abelev, (Acting) Assistant Deputy Administrator for Policy Support

During the month of April we will take a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America, highlighting ways USDA researchers are improving the lives of Americans in ways you might never imagine, such as using research to inform policy decisions about our nutrition...

Food and Nutrition

Researcher with NIFA Roots Earns International Prize

April 25, 2014 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

During the month of April we will take a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America, highlighting ways USDA researchers are improving the lives of Americans in ways you might never imagine. Today we look at USDA support for a researcher striving to improve wheat...

Research and Science

Why Research is Vital for Eradicating the Asian Longhorned Beetle

April 23, 2014 Rhonda Santos, APHIS Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program

In addition to the existing science-based eradication protocols for fighting an Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) infestation, such as surveying trees and removing infested ones, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) relies on on-going research to not only improve current...

Animals Plants

Decades of Research Show Increased Sustainability for American Agriculture

April 22, 2014 Darryl Earnest, AMS Deputy Administrator, Cotton and Tobacco Program

U.S. agricultural producers have been engaged in sustainable farming practices for many years as an inherent part of their work. They need the environment to flourish and thrive in order to continue producing the foods we eat and the materials we use. Agricultural research and promotion groups, with...

Conservation

Celebrating Our Glorious Planet

April 22, 2014 Tara Weaver-Missick, USDA Agricultural Research Service Information Staff

During the month of April we will take a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America, highlighting ways USDA researchers are improving the lives of Americans in ways you might never imagine. For example, finding sustainable ways to produce food for Americans and the...

Conservation Research and Science

Microwave Pasteurization: A New Industrial Process Producing High Quality and Safe Food

April 18, 2014 Hongda Chen, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

During the month of April we will take a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America, highlighting ways USDA researchers are improving the lives of Americans in ways you might never imagine, like innovative ways to make food safer. More than 90 percent of American...

Health and Safety Technology

USDA Helps Develop Next Generation of Ag Scientists

April 15, 2014 Ann Perry, 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 the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. During the month of April we will take a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America...

Research and Science

USDA Helps Haiti Measure Agricultural Production

April 15, 2014 Victoria Calderon, International Programs Office, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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. During the month of April we will take a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

USDA Researchers Go High-Tech to View Tiny Organisms

April 08, 2014 Jan Suszkiw, 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 the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. During the month of April we will take a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America...

Research and Science

Need for Geospatial Data Grows Across the Country

April 08, 2014 Rick Mueller, Spatial Analysis Research Section Head, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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. During the month of April we will take a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America...

Research and Science
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