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USDA celebrates National FFA Week

Lindsey Abentroth, Youth Coordinator, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

National FFA Week is a great time to highlight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) active partnership with the organization.

Farming Rural
Future Farmers of America event

USDA Science Powering Your Game Day

Megan Guilfoyle, Public Affairs Specialist

This weekend, millions will be watching the big game.

Research and Science
A photo on a sports field with a plate of chicken wings and vegetables, a football, and cotton in the forefront. A blue banner with the text “USDA Science” is overlaying the picture

Keep Your Team Safe During the Big Game

Maura Drumm, Public Affairs Specialist, FSIS-USDA

The USDA has some tips to keep your food safe on Super Bowl Sunday.

Health and Safety
Assortment of foods on plates

Feds and Farmers Feed Families in Pennsylvania

October 31, 2012 Susan Parry, NRCS Pennsylvania

During this year’s Feds Feed Families food drive, the Schuylkill County USDA Service Center in Pennsylvania beat its last year’s total of 11,084 pounds of donated food with a new total of 19,092 pounds. Feds Feed Families is a nationwide federal employee effort to re-stock the shelves of food banks...

Conservation Food and Nutrition

Women in Agriculture Teach Others about Value-added Goat Milk Products

October 31, 2012 Siva Sureshwaran, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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 USDA's rich science and research portfolio. Farmers across the nation are searching for ways to increase farm income. In Alabama, small and limited-resource dairy goat...

Food and Nutrition Farming Research and Science Initiatives

Secretary Vilsack Helps Celebrate Dedication of NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

October 31, 2012 Bill Menner, Iowa Rural Development State Director

In an historic Cedar Rapids, Iowa, neighborhood devastated by floods in 2008, Secretary Tom Vilsack joined local leaders Saturday, October 27 for the dedication of a year-round local foods market. He called it a testament to neighbors and visionary leaders who saw a need for locally-produced foods...

Food and Nutrition Farming Rural

Food Safety Is Crucial For East Coast Residents As Hurricane Sandy Approaches

October 26, 2012 Catherine Cochran, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service

Hurricane Sandy could bring wind, flooding, heavy rain and possibly snow to the East Coast, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service urges people to take steps now to ensure they have access to safe food. Power outages and flooding that often result from weather emergencies compromise the safety...

Conservation Health and Safety

Secretary's Column: Strengthening America’s National Forests

October 26, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

As harvest season continues, so does the historic drought that has impacted so many producers and communities. Today, USDA and other Federal agencies continue doing all we can to help farmers and ranchers. Unfortunately, due to inaction by Congress, many programs authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill...

Forestry

Growing Food for the Common Good at an Idaho People’s Garden

October 26, 2012 Avery Richburg, American Studies Program Intern, USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Located on about a half an acre of land in Boise, Idaho is a USDA People’s Garden. This land wasn’t always so fruitful. In fact, it was barren for almost 30 years due to a lack of water available on the property. In 2010, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Idaho State Office teamed up with Amity United...

Initiatives

Thanks to USDA, Rural Alaskan Native Villages are Receiving Safe Water for the First Time

October 26, 2012 Larry Yerich, USDA Rural Development-Alaska Public Information Coordinator

Many communities in remote rural Alaska are only accessible by plane or boat and essentially inaccessible during the long, hard winters. They lag far behind the lower 48 states in having safe and dependable drinking water and suitable waste disposal systems available. The Rural Alaska Village Grant...

Rural