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USDA’s Science & Research Strategy Aims to Boldly Transform U.S. Agriculture

May 15, 2023 Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics & USDA Chief Scientist

We are at a pivotal moment for USDA and U.S. agriculture.

Research and Science

The Path to Prosperity Event in Georgia Gives Boosts to Small Businesses in the Southeastern U.S.

May 15, 2023 staff of USDA’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

It was a great start to National Small Business Month at the Southeast States “Path to Prosperity" event in Albany, Georgia on May 2. Path to Prosperity is a regional business and economic development workshop series that features experts from the financial industry, federal government, community...

Equity Farming Initiatives

Estimating Ecosystem Benefits from Rangeland Conservation Practices

February 24, 2021 Loretta Metz, National CEAP-Grazing Lands Component Leader, NRCS

Nature provides numerous benefits that people value. In the conservation world, we call these benefits ecosystem services. On rangelands, some ecosystem services can be bought and sold in traditional market systems – like forages, meat, and other animal products from livestock. Other ecosystem...

Conservation

Preparing for the 2022 Census of Agriculture

February 24, 2021 Adam Cline, Supervisory Statistician, NASS Census & Survey Division

Preparation for a large survey does not happen overnight, in a few weeks, or even a year. When it comes to USDA’s flagship data collection effort, the Census of Agriculture, this is especially true. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) started preparing for the 2022 Census of...

Research and Science