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Leave the Gypsy Moth Behind

May 17, 2012 Greg Rosenthal, APHIS Public Affairs, Riverdale, MD

With an estimated 40 million people moving each May, it’s no wonder this “very merry month” is recognized as National Moving Month. If you plan to move this year, please don’t make a move until you check for the gypsy moth. This invasive pest has altered the landscape in 19 States and the District...

Animals Plants

A Multicultural Let’s Move! Weekend

May 17, 2012 Max Finberg, Director, USDA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

First Lady Michelle Obama was thinking of Sam Shihadeh and Rose Fakhoury when she challenged faith-based and community organizations to appoint wellness ambassadors. Sam, a personal trainer and council member of the Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Washington DC, and Rose, the...

Initiatives

USDA Hosts Tribal Collaboration Meeting in Nome, Alaska

May 17, 2012 Robert N. Jones, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service – Alaska

Recently, representatives of USDA and other federal agencies held a collaboration meeting with the federally recognized tribes of the Bering Straits/Norton Sound Region in Alaska. The meeting was the second in a series of Tribal Collaboration Meetings scheduled with federally recognized tribes in...

Rural

Funding Helps Farmers’ Markets That Want to Participate in SNAP

May 09, 2012 Under Secretary Kevin Concannon, USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

Promoting access to fresh and nutritious foods for the millions of Americans who participate in nutrition assistance programs is a top priority for USDA. We’re happy to announce that we’re emphasizing our commitment to promoting healthy food choices by giving more SNAP participants the ability to...

Food and Nutrition Farming

El Cinco de Mayo Somos Uno: We’re One USDA

May 09, 2012 Roxana Ulloa Barillas, Deputy Director, USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Este sábado pasado, el Departamento de Agricultura (USDA por sus siglas en inglés) participó en la celebración del vigésimo aniversario del Festival Nacional del Cinco de Mayo® ¡Salud en Cinco de Mayo! patrocinado por la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC, por sus siglas en inglés) y...

Spanish Food and Nutrition

On Cinco de Mayo Somos Uno: We’re One USDA

May 09, 2012 Roxana Ulloa Barillas, Deputy Director, USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

This past Saturday, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) participated in the celebration of the 20 th anniversary of the National Cinco de Mayo Festival® ¡Salud en Cinco de Mayo!, sponsored by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the Maru Montero Dance Company. USDA partnered...

Food and Nutrition

Energy Stakeholders Comment on USDA Energy Roadmap

May 09, 2012 Marina Denicoff, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

During the previous 18 months, a team of USDA multidisciplinary experts reviewed, analyzed, and synthesized almost 1,000 responses from stakeholders about its June 2010 report that put forth a roadmap for the United States to produce advanced biofuels. The roadmap report provided a basis for...

Energy