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With USDA Support, Clemson University Research Revolutionizes Environmental Monitoring

January 24, 2012 Jennifer Martin, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. When we talk about population growth, often the first question that comes to mind is, “How are we going to feed everyone...

Research and Science

New USDA Funded Arizona Fire Station Lowers Response Time and Improves Public Safety

January 24, 2012 Dianna Jennings, Rural Development Arizona Public Information Coordinator

Rain poured through the roof of the old Black Canyon, Arizona, fire station, making the floor slippery and rusting the tin that covered the roof. Nonetheless, the one ambulance and fire truck that would fit into the aging metal shed still faired better than the other five vehicles parked outside...

Rural

USDA and SBA Officials Discuss Job Creation and Business Investment Opportunities

January 24, 2012 Candice Celestin, USDA New York Public Information Officer

Recently USDA Rural Development Administrator for Business and Cooperative Programs Judith Canales joined Small Business Administration (SBA) officials in Syracuse, New York, to discuss opportunities to promote rural small business investment and job creation. The rural investment roundtable event...

USDA Results Rural

Faces of the Forest Celebrates Mark Twery

January 12, 2012 Renee Lee, U.S. Forest Service Office of Communication

How does a former dancer and theater technician end up in a career in forestry? Meet Mark Twery, a supervisory research forester on the Northern Research Station in Burlington, Vt., who is not only all of the above, but loves his unique job that incorporates forestry with dance.

Forestry

Laughing All the Way to the Seed Bank

January 12, 2012 Candra Berg, U.S. Forest Service Office of Communication

Everyone wants to have a full bank account --- including bank accounts that hold seeds. The U.S. Forest Service recently held a workshop with the Dominican Republic Ministry of Environmental and Natural Resources in Dry Branch, Ga., focusing on ways to increase the capacity to develop and maintain a...

Forestry