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Driving Climate Smart Solutions at COP28

January 19, 2024 Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics and USDA Chief Scientist

Last month at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, the global message was clear: agriculture is a key solution to tackling climate change.

Research and Science

The World Equestrian Games Come to North Carolina – How APHIS Is Protecting U.S. Horse Health During the Games

September 12, 2018 Dr. Rachel Cezar, Director of Live Animal Imports, USDA APHIS

Everyone knows about the Olympics, but did you know that there’s an Olympics-of-sort just for equestrian sports? Every four years, the world’s best competitors in a variety of equine sport disciplines get together for a spectacular event that awards 30 gold medals over the course of 13 days...

Animals

Proactive Fuel Breaks Protect Nearly $1 Billion in Homes, Infrastructure During Colorado Wildfire

June 28, 2018 Holly Krake, Rocky Mountain Region, USDA Forest Service

When the Buffalo Fire sparked on the White River National Forest on June 12, the flames stopped short of nearly 1,400 residences near Silverthorne, Colorado. But, it wasn’t just the air support from firefighting helicopters and tankers and the more than 150 firefighters on scene that helped prevent...

Forestry

Bringing More Farmers Markets to Service Members

November 10, 2015 Anne L. Alonzo, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

As we take time this week to honor America’s veterans, we are also thinking about how we can improve the health and welfare of military communities across the country. That’s why we are so proud to release the first-ever Guide for Farmers Markets on Military Installations. By assisting military...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Bison are back and here to stay at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

November 02, 2015 Robert Westover, U.S. Forest Service

Guest Post by Hannah Ettema of the National Forest Foundation. It was like stepping back through time on the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Some 200 years ago, when bison prominently roamed the Illinois landscape, kicking up dust as they ran in the herd before settling against a back-drop of...

Forestry
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