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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

The Matrix Helps Teachers Bring Ag to the Classroom

February 10, 2015 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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 profile. The Matrix is in a classroom near you – not the 1999 hit movie, but a blockbuster nonetheless. The National Agricultural...

Initiatives Research and Science

Painting Utah Agriculture by the Numbers

September 04, 2014 John Hilton, Utah 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. Utah...

Conservation

Young Navajo Woman Gains Engineering Experience with NRCS

June 06, 2011 Ron Francis, NRCS Utah

Semira Crank is proud to be part of a growing number of young Navajo women breaking barriers to become scientists and engineers. Her story began in the small southeastern Utah community of Montezuma Creek in what is referred to as the “Utah Strip” portion of the Navajo Nation Reservation.

Conservation

Deputy Secretary Merrigan Brings ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ College Tour to Utah State University

March 08, 2010 Orrin Evans, USDA, Office of Communications

Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan was at Utah State University yesterday, for a presentation to local leaders and students interested in food and agricultural policy. Attendees filled the auditorium to capacity with standing room only in the aisles to hear about what USDA is doing to strengthen the...

Food and Nutrition Farming
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