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Volunteers Restore Giant Cane Along the Chattooga River in South Carolina

July 17, 2012 Jeff Magniez, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

On the Sumter National Forest, the peaceful sounds of the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River can barely be heard over the clang of shovels and the squeaky axle of an old wheelbarrow. A work crew is busy on the forest’s Andrew Pickens Ranger District but instead of building with bricks and mortar along...

Forestry

A Regional Food Road Trip, with a New and Improved Compass

July 17, 2012 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

Today, I am proud to announce the release of a new version of the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass. But before I tell you what makes it new, I want to invite you to join us live at 3pm EDT to hear about it directly from me, from the White House, and from some of the many people whose stories...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Feds Feed Families in South Dakota

July 17, 2012 Tammi Schone, USDA Public Information Officer

July is a busy month for most…bringing with it Independence Day; declared National Picnic, Ice Cream, Hot Dog, and Blueberry Month; as well as the continuation of the agency’s summer Feds Feed Families Food Drive and the very first Rural Development Cultural Transformation Day.

Rural

Rural Roundtable at North Iowa Area Community College Highlights Job Creation Opportunities

April 30, 2012 Darin Leach, USDA Rural Development, Public Information Coordinator in Iowa

Earlier this month (April 17 th) Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA chief scientist and Under Secretary for USDA’s Research, Education and Economics mission area, facilitated a White House Rural Council roundtable meeting at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) in Mason City, Iowa. One of the key...

Rural Research and Science

With New Interagency Agreement US Forest Service Works on the Loss of Whitebark Pine in Yellowstone Region

April 30, 2012 Robert H. Westover, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Forest Service

Hoping to find ways to reverse a potential environmental disaster, several land managing federal agencies are working together in the Greater Yellowstone Area, which includes the Shoneshone, Gallatin and Teton National Forests, to address the wide spread loss of whitebark pine trees due to the...

Forestry

Contracting with Federal Departments? USDA is Here to Help.

April 30, 2012 Michelle Warren, Program Manager, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that small business owners will have an opportunity in June to learn how to grow and support their businesses by partnering with USDA and other Federal Agencies. The North Carolina event supports the White House Initiative on Small...

USDA Results Rural

USDA Rural Development State Offices Hold Energy Stakeholder Meetings

April 27, 2012 Judy Canales, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Throughout the first quarter of 2012, the 47 Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) State Offices held energy stakeholder meetings across the country to discuss ways the Rural Energy For America Program (REAP) can assist agricultural producers and rural businesses with their energy...

Energy

Removal of Invasive Tree Improves Health of American Samoa Forests

April 27, 2012 Sherri Eng, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station

Removal of destructive invasive trees is an ongoing challenge for the U.S. Forest Service. What folks might not realize is that this challenge of protecting native forests extends all the way to the South Pacific.

Forestry

USDA Offers Funding to Support School Nutrition

April 27, 2012 Janey Thornton, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Service

6 cent rule is a linchpin to schools adopting new meal standards that will improve kids’ meal choices in the cafeteria. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has issued an important piece of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 – the 6 cent interim final rule – to give schools and communities the...

Food and Nutrition

Secretary's Column: A Farm, Food and Jobs Bill This Year

April 27, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Last week, the Senate Agriculture Committee took a first look at a proposed version of the Farm Bill – or, as I call it – the farm, food and jobs bill. This is an important first step in the process to write the legislation and get it passed into law. Farmers, ranchers, and the men and women who...

USDA Results Food and Nutrition Health and Safety Research and Science Trade