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A Message from USDA to Ant Keepers

October 25, 2023 April Dawson, Communications Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA

Ant keepers enjoy a fun and educational hobby, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) also has an interest in it. You might wonder what ant keeping has to do with American agriculture and natural resources. Some invertebrates that people—including ant keepers—import into the U.S. or...

Animals

Exploring New Careers and Growing the Organic Sector

January 19, 2023 Laura Gallagher, Program Analyst, NOP

In the field and at organic organizations across the U.S., students grew new career skills in summer 2022.

Initiatives

Announcing the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee!

January 19, 2023 HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are excited to announce the members of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee! The Committee will review the current body of nutrition science and make recommendations to help guide HHS and...

Food and Nutrition Nutrition Security Research and Science

200 Years of Bilateral Relations with Mexico: Protecting Agricultural Resources from Plant Pests and Animal Disease Threats on Both Sides of the Border

January 19, 2023 Nick Gutiérrez, APHIS, International Services Regional Manager in Mexico

As of December 2022, United States and Mexico are celebrating 200 years of bilateral relations. Over these two hundred years, our nations have developed rich diplomatic and cultural ties where agriculture and trade considerations feature a prominent role.

Animals Plants Trade

Thinking Outside the Box Provides Homeownership Opportunities in Rural Virginia

January 19, 2023 Barbara Bowen, Public Information Officer, USDA Rural Development

These days, many Virginia families are finding the search for reasonably priced housing to be a puzzle about as easy to solve as the infamous Rubik’s Cube. When they try to match up the four sides of location, cost, terms and financing, the “colors” just don’t align.

Rural