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New Jersey Girl Wins top Honors in Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest

July 31, 2012 Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

Caroline Tan, an 11-year-old from Westfield, N.J., is pretty certain about a few things when it comes to natural resources. “It’s not just about my art, but it does represent something very serious,” Caroline said. “We have to prevent wildfires, not just in art but in real life. It’s not something...

Initiatives Forestry

Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers Nonprofit Is Growing in a Big Way

July 31, 2012 Beverly Moseley, NRCS Texas

Working alongside USDA agencies such as the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is second nature for the Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers Community Based Organization. Founded in 1998, the organization is dedicated to assisting limited resource agricultural producers in parts of Texas with...

Conservation

A Science Agenda for Food Security

July 31, 2012 Anita Regmi, USDA Economic Research Service/Office of the Chief Scientist

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. The world is not merely facing a challenge of sustainably producing enough food to feed a world whose population will...

Food and Nutrition Trade Research and Science

U.S. Cherries On Top In South Korean Market

July 31, 2012 Erin Tindell, Foreign Agricultural Service Public Affairs Specialist

It’s only been four months since the historic U.S.-Korea free trade agreement (KORUS) removed two thirds of the tariffs imposed on U.S. food and agricultural products exported to South Korea. But already, sales of U.S. fresh cherries are on the rise. The elimination of a 24-percent import duty on...

Food and Nutrition

Promoting Women in Agriculture

July 24, 2012 Rebecca Blue, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of participating in a “Women in Agriculture” roundtable in Bailey, Col. The participants were from across the United States with a variety of agricultural backgrounds. Some were just beginning while others had years of experience under their belts. These women...

Animals Plants Initiatives

North Georgia Students Study Appalachian Trail as Part of Classroom Program

July 24, 2012 Judy Toppins, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Summer brings to an end an incredible school year for Union County Middle School students in North Georgia who have been immersed in learning about a famous 2,181 mile-long trail.

Initiatives Conservation

Study: Undergraduate Women Outnumber Men in Land-Grant Ag Programs

July 24, 2012 Lisa Hightower, Food and Agricultural Education System

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. A national study of 70 land-grant universities found that undergraduate women enrolled in agriculture programs outnumber...

Initiatives Health and Safety

Under Secretary Inspects Indiana Water Quality and Hospital Projects Funded by USDA

July 24, 2012 Darrell Mowery, Indiana USDA Public Information Officer

U. S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development, Dallas Tonsager, was in Indiana July 19 and 20, reviewing how the agency’s programs and services are helping create jobs and improve the quality of life in the Hoosier state.

USDA Results Conservation Rural

Science Today for Solutions Tomorrow

July 24, 2012 Catherine Woteki, USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

As USDA’s Chief Scientist I oversee a team of world class scientists, economists, statisticians, and support staff working to solve some of the biggest challenges facing us all – a changing climate, uncertain energy sources, rising childhood obesity rates, food insecurity around the globe – and...

Research and Science