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The Foundation is in the STEM

August 20, 2013 Karen Hunter, Research, Education, and Economics

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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. When I look at tree leaves, the stems always strike me as remarkable. Although typically slender, they’re pretty resilient...

Initiatives Research and Science

USDA Grasshopper Warrior Wins Prestigious Award for Life's Work

August 09, 2013 Natalie Loggans, USDA APHIS, Public Affairs

Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets of the West beware: R. Nelson Foster, of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, is roaming the rangelands looking for you, and when he finds you, he’ll stop your feeding frenzy right in its tracks. Foster serves as Assistant Laboratory Director at APHIS’...

Animals Plants

SNAP Combats Food Insecurity, Improves Long-Term Health Outlook for Low-Income People

August 08, 2013 Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Under Secretary Kevin Concannon

USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is America’s first line of defense against hunger and new research released today makes it clear that SNAP improves food security, particularly among low-income children. The study, funded by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service and conducted by...

Food and Nutrition

Healthy Incentives Pilot Shows Small Investment Leads to Big Impact

July 24, 2013 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Earlier today, Secretary Vilsack announced the results of the Healthy Incentives Pilot (HIP) , a pilot project designed to test the impact of incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among SNAP recipients. The pilot showed that an ongoing investment of less than 15 cents per person per day may...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Moving Harper’s Beauty Off Road

April 03, 2013 Zoe Hoyle, Southern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service

The first week of March found a team of plant biologists down on their knees in a highway right-of-way in the Florida Panhandle searching for Harper’s beauty, one of Florida’s rarest native plants.

Forestry

Secretary's Column: Looking Ahead to 2013

January 04, 2013 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

In recent days, Congressional leaders came together with an agreement to provide middle class tax relief and extend protection for two million unemployed Americans. This agreement provides some relief for all of us who are frustrated with the gridlock that often dominates Washington. It is also good...

Conservation USDA Results Food and Nutrition Health and Safety Research and Science

Why Should Young People Care About The Farm Bill?

December 07, 2012 Rachael Dubinsky and Rebecca Frank, Office of Communications

As young people that grew up in urban areas, it’s easy to wonder why we, or our peers, should care about the Farm Bill. The truth of the matter is, the Farm Bill affects more than just farmers. As Congress works to pass a new Farm Bill before the end of the year, it’s crucial to make our voices...

Conservation USDA Results Food and Nutrition Rural Research and Science

Cover Crops Reduce Crop Loss During Drought

September 20, 2012 Diana Jerkins, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Farmers are the ultimate survivors. By definition, their work requires incredible planning, but it also requires creativity. This year, farmers have faced the test of limited summer rains, which have lowered the productivity of many farmers’ yields. With fall approaching, farmers have an opportunity...

Conservation Research and Science

Secretary's Column: A Food, Farm and Jobs Bill As Soon As Possible

September 14, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

After spending much of August out of Washington, Congress is back – and rural America is watching closely, hoping for passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible. With farmers facing the worst drought in decades this summer and the current Farm Bill set to expire on September 30 of...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Rural Research and Science

Secretary's Column: Research Strengthening Agriculture’s Resilience

September 07, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Today, President Obama and I continue doing all we can to help farmers and ranchers impacted by the drought. As Congress comes back to Washington in September we will continue to encourage passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible – to give USDA tools to help those who have been...

Initiatives Research and Science
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