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Taking the Summer On: AMS Interns Gain Valuable Experience

August 21, 2013 Anne Alonzo, AMS Administrator

Without farmers and the agricultural businesses that support them, no one can eat. This is a simple concept, but it implies that people will continue to choose careers in agriculture. Here at USDA, one of the ways that we encourage younger generations to choose these careers is offering grants to...

Initiatives

Making California and Minnesota a Magnet for New Jobs

July 30, 2013 Nikki Gillespie and Sarah Marquart, Minnesota and California USDA Public Affairs Specialists

While many manufacturing companies provide well-paying jobs and play a vital role in creating vibrant, healthy rural communities, sometimes rural communities may struggle to attract these companies. To help bridge this gap, the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) was created...

USDA Results Rural

USDA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Enter into Agreement to Improve Drought Weather Forecasting

December 13, 2012 Wayne Maloney, USDA Office of Communications

USDA and other federal agencies continue to work to address the long term effects of last summer’s historic drought. In the wake of a series of regional drought conferences with farmers, ranchers, business owners and other stakeholders, USDA is entering into a memorandum of understanding with the...

Conservation

From Futile to Fertile: Midwest Farmers, Federal Partners Address Drought

November 29, 2012 Heather Hartley, USDA Ohio Rural Development Public Information Coordinator

The 2012 drought dried up more than just crops. For many U.S. farmers, it also dried up savings, material resources, and perhaps saddest of all, hope. “The drought of course impacted our crop yields tremendously,” said veteran Ohio dairy farmer Leon Weaver. “Corn yields were about 50 percent of...

Conservation

In New Jersey, Neighbors Helping Neighbors Recover from Hurricane Sandy

November 16, 2012 Cynthia O'Grady, New Jersey USDA Rural Development

When Hurricane Sandy was forecast to hit the east coast a little more than two weeks ago, no one would have imagined all the devastation and destruction the storm would leave behind. In days leading up to the mandatory evacuation of our coastal areas, many residents wondered if this would be a false...

Conservation Rural

Regional Drought Workshop Held in Arkansas to Discuss Long Term Recovery Effort

October 22, 2012 Karen Petrus, Arkansas USDA Public Information Officer

Thomas Guevara, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration, joined Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture V.O. “Butch” Calhoun, along with USDA and other federal, state and local officials on October 17th for a regional workshop...

Conservation Rural

Regional Drought Workshops Give Stakeholders an Opportunity to Learn About Resources

October 18, 2012 Amy Mund, USDA Colorado Public Information Officer

Over 100 attendees joined Thomas Guevara, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration and Colorado Agricultural Commissioner John Salazar at the second of four regional workshops to outline resources available to assist with...

Conservation

Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin

May 04, 2012 Brenda Chapin, Office of the Chief Economist

The Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin (WWCB) began publication in 1872 as the Weekly Weather Chronicle and is jointly prepared by the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Agriculture. The bulletin provides a vital source of information on weather, climate, and agricultural developments worldwide, along...

Conservation

United We Stand—In Support of Fish Habitat

April 19, 2012 NRCS Assistant Chief James Gore

We have a lot to learn from nature about teamwork. In fact, natural systems prove time and again that the intricate partnerships between air, water, soil, nutrients and plant and animal species breed success. So why, whether a singular agency, organization or landowner, would we ever think that we...

Conservation

USDA Deputy Under Secretary Outlines Blueprint for Jobs, Economic Growth

March 23, 2012 Deputy Under Secretary Doug O’Brien, USDA Rural Development

Calling all local officials and entrepreneurs! Imagine high-tech, well paying jobs coming to rural America. It’s not impossible and in fact it’s already happening. A recent webinar entitled “An American Economy Built to Last: Advanced Manufacturing in Rural America” and hosted by USDA’s Rural...

USDA Results Rural
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