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Lessons Learned from a Food Service Director: Kids Like Healthy Foods

May 12, 2015 Brooke Hardison, USDA Office of Communications

The following guest blog is part of our Cafeteria Stories series, highlighting the efforts of hard working school nutrition professionals who are dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice at schools across the country. We thank them for sharing their stories! By Sharon Foley, Food...

Food and Nutrition

USDA Celebrates Mothers, Farmers, and Industry Leaders

May 08, 2015 Michael Durando, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Program, Marketing Order and Agreement Division Director

In honor of Mother’s Day, USDA thanks the nearly 100 wonderful women growers and handlers for dedicating their time and service to their respective industries through our federal fruit and vegetable marketing order committees and boards. We spoke to a few about being a farmer, mother, and marketing...

Food and Nutrition

Fruits and Veggies Now Chock Full of Marketing Power

May 07, 2015 Angie Tagtow, Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

At CNPP, we are passionate about reaching Americans with science-based messages that encourage healthy plates because we know that far too many Americans are not eating enough fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and low-fat dairy. MyPlate was designed to serve as a strong visual cue to...

Food and Nutrition

Enhancing the Flavor of Food through Plant Breeding

May 01, 2015 Kelly Flynn, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Vegetables are becoming more flavorful and sustainable through plant breeding. Plant breeding is at the core of the seed-to-table movement—using selective breeding to develop plant varieties that possess exceptional culinary properties and the ability to thrive in a sustainable production system...

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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

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

Counting Colorado's Cattle Country

February 12, 2015 Bill Meyer, 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. Here in...

Conservation

California Boasts Unique and Powerful Agricultural Industry

February 05, 2015 Vic Tolomeo, Pacific 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. From...

Conservation

Old Dominion Agriculture by Numbers

January 29, 2015 Herman Ellison, Virginia 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. Nothing can...

Conservation

Farming at the Crossroads of America

January 22, 2015 Greg Matli, Indiana 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. The 2012...

Conservation
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