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Cracking the Peanut Allergy - USDA Program Provides Doctors a Way to Help Children

September 27, 2017 Carl Purvis, Agricultural Marketing Service

Doctors and scientists have discovered a way to reduce the chances of children developing a common and sometimes deadly allergy. Recent studies have found that peanut allergies can be prevented in a high percentage of cases by introducing children to peanut-containing foods while they are still...

Research and Science

Event in the Big Apple is No Small Peanuts

April 06, 2015 Charles Parrott, Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Program Deputy Administrator

You may not see the natural connection between peanut farmers and New York City. However, I recently had the chance to see both worlds collide during a National Peanut Board meeting in the big apple. In addition to the normal items of business, the board also planned some unique peanut-inspired...

Food and Nutrition

How Industries Create a Research and Promotion Program

February 12, 2015 Bruce Summers, Agricultural Marketing Service Deputy Associate Administrator

We often talk about the many ways research and promotion (R&P) programs benefit both ag industries and the consumer. Our nation’s farmers and ranchers leverage these programs and the pooled resources they collect to help overcome marketing barriers and connect with consumers. R&P programs are self...

Research and Science

Back to School, Back to Healthy After-School Snacking

August 28, 2014 Charles W. Parrott, Deputy Administrator, AMS Fruit and Vegetable Program

Kids love to snack. But snacking—if done right—doesn’t have to be a bad thing. There are plenty of tasty and healthy options available that will help satisfy the snack-attack of even the pickiest eaters. Incorporating fresh fruit, like watermelon, into after-school snacks is a great choice for kids...

Food and Nutrition
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