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NIFA-Funded Study Detects Omicron Variant in White-Tailed Deer

April 11, 2022 John Martins, Senior Public Affairs Specialist

Scientists studying the spread of coronavirus in white-tailed deer have detected the presence of the omicron variant, confirming for researchers that animals should continue being monitored for the virus.

Animals Research and Science

Tackling Food Insecurity through Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer

January 21, 2022 Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact everyone, many Americans grapple with food insecurity. This past year, in fact, over 29 million adults and 12 million children struggled to afford food, while more than 1 in 5 Black and Latino adults and children reported food insecurity.

Equity Food and Nutrition

Thrifty Food Plan Re-evaluation Puts Nutrition in Reach for SNAP Participants

August 30, 2021 Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

More than 42 million of our neighbors rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed their families. USDA recently re-evaluated the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), used to set SNAP benefits, which increased the purchasing power of the plan by 21% for the first time since it was...

Coronavirus Equity Food and Nutrition

AMS Resources Support Farmers Markets

July 29, 2021 Christina Conell, Deputy Director, Marketing Services Division, Transportation and Marketing Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA

The Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) mission is to create domestic and international marketing opportunities for U.S. producers of food, fiber, and specialty crops. To accomplish this mission, AMS supports farmers markets in four ways.

Coronavirus Farming Initiatives

Summer Grilling Food Safety Tips for Grill Masters and Rookies

May 26, 2021 Jesus Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety Education Staff

Families will once again commemorate Memorial Day with COVID-19 in mind. Keep your celebrations safe with CDC guidelines we’ve become accustomed to this past year.

Health and Safety

USDA and FEMA Collaborate in Oregon to Vaccinate America

May 25, 2021 Michael Stepien, Public Affairs Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) was not open for usual business, but served a critical function to Oregon residents – one of the largest vaccine sites in the country. Over the past two months, the USDA assisted in providing over 320,000 vaccines in Portland by partnering with FEMA to vaccinate...

Initiatives Coronavirus

Has Global Agricultural Trade been Resilient under COVID-19?

May 20, 2021 Mirvat Sewadeh, Communications Director, Office of the Chief Economist

Last year, as COVID-19 rattled the world economy and disrupted trade flows, agricultural trade remained mostly stable, falling only two percent during the initial wave of infections and lockdowns, before bouncing back and ending the year up 3.5 percent. But the growth in agricultural trade doesn’t...

Trade

Celebrating 1 Million COVID Vaccines Administered by USDA

April 09, 2021 Gregory Parham, D.V.M., Interim Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration and Sara Bleich, PhD, Senior Advisor, COVID-19, Office of the Secretary

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached the milestone of administering one million COVID-19 vaccines throughout the country. This occasion comes on the heels of the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement that nearly 150 million people in the United States have been...

Coronavirus Health and Safety

Passion Overcomes Pandemic Challenges

March 22, 2021 Food and Nutrition Service's Western Regional Office

Like countless schools across the country, the Live Oak Unified School District, about 50 miles north of Sacramento, had to shift their operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Food and Nutrition

USDA Science Strengthens U.S. Efforts to End COVID-19

March 04, 2021 Justice Wright, Public Affairs Specialist, Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area

The COVID-19 pandemic requires a coordinated approach to combat the virus and its rippling effects. We all have a role to play to help end the pandemic. USDA is doing its part by providing evidence-based research and information, its facilities, personnel, and expertise to communities across the...

Research and Science
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