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National Ag Day: Where Was the Food On Your Plate Grown?

March 15, 2016 Angie Tagtow, Executive Director, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Recently, the Let’s Move! campaign issued its annual call for kids to enter original...

Food and Nutrition

Counting All Farmers - Capturing the Many Faces of Agriculture in the 2017 Census

January 19, 2016 Linda J. Young, Chief Mathematical Statistician and Research and Development Division Director, 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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. The 2017 Census of Agriculture is still two years away but, at the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), we work...

Research and Science

New #WomenInAg Infographics Show Impact of Women in Agriculture in Every State

September 28, 2015 Alyn Kiel, USDA Office of Communications

From the classroom to the farm to the boardroom, women in agriculture are helping to pave the way for a better future. As leaders, it is our responsibility to make sure the next generation of women are educated, encouraged and empowered to take on the challenges of meeting the world’s growing food...

Conservation Initiatives

Mighty Agriculture in Little State Grows

May 14, 2015 Gary Keough, New England Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. Rhode Island...

Conservation

South Dakota Becoming an Agriculture Powerhouse

May 07, 2015 Erik Gerlach, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. South Dakota...

Conservation

Kentucky Agriculture - Snapshot of Bluegrass State Farming

April 30, 2015 Dave Knopf, Eastern Mountain Region Director, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. Kentucky and...

Conservation

Oregon Agriculture is a Festival for Foodies

April 23, 2015 Dave Losh, Oregon State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. Living and...

Conservation

The Bayou State: Louisiana Agriculture Keeps Rising

April 16, 2015 Nathan Crisp, Louisiana State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. It seems that...

Conservation

In Vermont the Hills are Alive and the Maple's Flowing

March 05, 2015 Gary Keough, New England Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. Farming is...

Conservation

Montana Agriculture Keeps Growing

February 19, 2015 Eric Sommer, Montana State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. When you think...

Conservation
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