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Grateful to Serve U.S. Agriculture Through Data and Statistics

November 28, 2023 Alexandra Nseir, USDA NASS Public Affairs Specialist

The holiday season and end of the year is a time for gratitude, reflection and hopes for the upcoming year. At USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), we are thankful for the opportunity to serve the American public with statistical integrity and are looking ahead to continuing that...

Research and Science

Area 2 Farms: Growing Farms Near You

November 28, 2023 FPAC Strategic Communications Coordinator Suzanne Pender

In an industrial park in Arlington, Virginia, there is something you might not expect – a farm. Area 2 Farms is an indoor, organic, soil-based farm that seeks to expand their ultra-local model nationwide.

Farming

Where the Wild Rice Grows: USDA Celebrates Indigenous Agriculture, Businesses, and Peoples

November 28, 2023 Zane Evans, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Agriculture is a key component of Native peoples’ culture and heritage. Today more and more tribal nations are looking to establish and expand access to global markets. For example, Minnesota’s Red Lake, Inc. – wholly owned by the Red Lake Nation – has begun to join USDA’s agribusiness trade...

Trade

Microplastics May Sprout Antimicrobial Resistance

July 13, 2023 Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications

Treating and recycling used municipal water for irrigation is not a new concept, but there may be an unforeseen consequence with that practice: Microplastics.

Research and Science