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Don’t Fumble Those Chicken Wings: Marinate Safely for the Big Game

Jesus Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist, FSIS-USDA

Everyone wants their chicken wings to make an impression.

Health and Safety
Marinating chicken wings

Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the 1890 Scholars Program

Michael Williams, Education Initiatives National Program Manager, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s aura in my childhood home was so pervasive that you would have thought he was a member of our family.

Equity Initiatives
Michael Williams, Education Initiatives National Program Manager, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Farewell Reflection: Export Impact’s Journey

USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor

Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.

Farming Initiatives Trade USDA Results
USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor touts the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program in Vietnam

E. Kika De La Garza Fellow Engil Pereira Creates Pathways to USDA Employment

Mariela Castaneda, Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

In 2022, Dr. Engil Pereira, professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), participated in the E. Kika De La Garza (EKDLG) Fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the National Soil Survey Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Equity Initiatives
Dr. Engil Pereira (left) and two former students, now USDA employees: Larissa Cantu (center) and Samantha Colunga (right)

Mentorship and Scholarship Changed 1890 Scholar’s Course

MD Sharman, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Anthony (AJ) Jackson, Jr.’s journey from studying agribusiness to working in agricultural communications is proof of how mentorship and scholarship opportunities can change the course of a career.

Equity Initiatives
Anthony (AJ) Jackson, Jr.

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