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Officials Represent USDA at Future of Food Conference

June 13, 2012 Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Tomorrow, Secretary Vilsack and I will participate in the Future of Food, Food Security for the 21 st Century conference, which is sponsored by The Washington Post. I am pleased to see the topic of food security getting such attention, as I believe it’s one of the biggest challenges we face now and...

Food and Nutrition Trade Research and Science

In Pursuit of Answers to Thwart Threatening Invaders

June 13, 2012 Dwight Cunningham, APHIS Public Affairs, Riverdale, MD

It’s at that first alarm, when an invasive species is discovered within U.S. borders, that scientists at USDA APHIS’ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) power up to solve a biological puzzle and protect American resources.

Animals Plants Research and Science