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USDA California Regional Climate Hub - Champions of Change

November 06, 2015 Dr. Peter Stine, California Hub Lead

The White House recently recognized 12 Champions of Change for their leadership in sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. This week we will meet them through their USDA Regional Climate Hub, today featuring California’s Jesus “Jesse” Sanchez. California is the nation’s number one agricultural...

Conservation

USDA Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub - Champions of Change

November 05, 2015 Dr. Justin Derner, Northern Plains Hub Lead

The White House recently recognized 12 Champions of Change for their leadership in sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. This week we will meet them through their USDA Regional Climate Hub, today featuring the Northern Plains’ Keith Berns, Larry Cundall and Martin Kleinschmit. Montana, Wyoming...

Conservation

Investing in Opportunity in Indian Country

November 05, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

USDA celebrates National Native American Heritage Month in November with a blog series focused on USDA’s support of Tribal Nations and highlighting a number of our efforts throughout Indian Country and Alaska. Follow along on the USDA blog. Earlier today, I met with leaders from the 566 federally...

USDA Results Initiatives Rural Technology

Southeast Regional Climate Hub Celebrates Agriculture Champions of Change

November 04, 2015 Jennifer Moore Myers, Southeast Regional Climate Hub

The White House recently recognized 12 Champions of Change for their leadership in sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. This week we will meet them through their USDA Regional Climate Hub, today featuring the Southeast’s William “Buddy” Allen and Donald Tyler. Farmers, ranchers, and forest...

Conservation

The Northeast Regional Climate Hub Applauds its Champions of Change

November 03, 2015 Dr. David Hollinger, Northeast Hub Lead

The White House recently recognized 12 Champions of Change for their leadership in sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. This week we will meet them through their USDA Regional Climate Hub, today featuring the Northeast’s Anita Adalja, Herman “Trey” Hill and Jennifer “Jiff” Martin. USDA’s...

Conservation

Champions of Change: Midwest Climate Hub Applauds Three Regional Leaders

November 02, 2015 Dr. Jerry L. Hatfield, Midwest Hub Lead

The White House recently recognized 12 Champions of Change for their leadership in sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. This week we will meet them through their USDA Regional Climate Hub, starting with the Midwest’s Loretta Jaus, Erin Fitzgerald Sexson and Timothy Smith. USDA’s Midwest...

Conservation

USDA is Making Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Possible through STEM and Collaboration

September 30, 2015 Bernetta Reese, USDA Office of Communications and Dr. Stephen Lowe, Office of the Chief Information Officer

Today, USDA will engage with citizen-science professionals, researchers, and stakeholders from local, state, Federal, and Tribal governments, as well as representatives of the academic, non-profits, and private sector to celebrate citizen science at the first-ever White House citizen science forum...

Research and Science

Unprecedented Collaboration to Save Sage-Grouse is the Largest Wildlife Conservation Effort in U.S.

September 22, 2015 Christy Goldfuss - Managing Director at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Secretary Sally Jewell - Secretary of the Interior, Secretary Tom Vilsack - Secretary of Agriculture

This is a cross-post from the White House Blog. Summary: Thanks to the strong conservation efforts of various western leaders, the Greater Sage-Grouse no longer requires protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Today marks an historic win for conservation and communities in the West and...

Conservation

Taking Broadband to the Next Level

September 21, 2015 Brandon McBride, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, USDA Rural Development

Getting broadband to unserved rural areas is one of the toughest challenges we face. It’s far easier to make a business case to serve 500 people per square mile than it is where there are only five people per square mile. Broadband is expensive to deploy through hundreds of miles of countryside...

Technology

New Guide Helps Citizens Customize Their Gardens for Native Bees

September 08, 2015 Jan Suszkiw, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research 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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Dogged by pests, pathogens, poor nutrition, and other problems, the European honey bee is having a rough time these days...

Conservation Animals Plants Research and Science
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