VOLUME 63 NO. 1— January-February 2004
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INSIDE THE "USDA NEWS"

  1. USDA's FY 2005 Proposed Budget Emphasizes Key Priorities, Programs

  2. Here's A 'Behind The Scenes' Look At The 2002 Ag Census . . . Our FIrst One, From Start To Finish

  3. Secretary Ann M. Veneman

  4. Notes from USDA Headquarters

  5. Employees make these things happen

  6. USDA.... Sponsored Calendar Highlights

  7. Profile Plus More About: Bill Hawks

  8. Editor's Roundup USDA's people in the news:
    º Ken Roberts
    º Verle Lanier
    º Glenn Haggstrom
    º Bill Smith
    º Mary McPhail Gray
    º Linda Goodman
    º Starting from scratch, Chanc Vogel and Duane Simonson created their own sign language for over 71 soil terminology words or phrases.

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