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Yvonne Lee: Acknowledging Asian American Impact and Influence on the U.S. Agriculture Industry as a Policy Design Expert

May 30, 2023 Cecilia Hernandez, Designated Federal Officer, USDA Equity Commission

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month and serves as an important opportunity to celebrate our AAPI communities and honor their many contributions to the United States. The AAPI community has influenced American culture in so many ways. One example is in...

Equity Initiatives

Experts from USDA and the Industry Host Annual Cotton Ginners Schools

May 30, 2023 Public Affairs Specialists Maribel Alonso and Jess Ryan, USDA-ARS Office of Communications

The U.S. cotton industry contributes 35% of the cotton exported globally.

Research and Science

USDA Grant Helps University of Hawaii Train Farmers in their Native Languages

May 30, 2023 Mariela Castaneda, Office of Partnership and Public Engagement

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proud to support successful partnerships that pave the way for meaningful outreach and access to services for underserved communities. In Hawaii, USDA is helping multiple partners come together to provide language-appropriate outreach to Thai, Lao...

Equity Farming

Celebrating the Agricultural Impacts of 1890 Land-Grant Universities

February 23, 2021 Faith Peppers, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Communications Director

USDA has a long history of investing in and supporting our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The 19 HBCUs established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890, along with the two HBCU land-grant universities established in the original 1862 legislation – University of the...

Equity Research and Science

Black History Month 2021: Agriculture, Family and the Land

February 23, 2021 Langston Hull, Scientific Technical Director, APHIS’ International Services Program

Every February, the APHIS community celebrates Black History Month and honors the many and varied contributions of African Americans to U.S. history. This year’s Black History Month theme is “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.” This feature, a personal narrative by APHIS...

Animals Equity