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Improving the Resiliency and Productivity of Farmlands through Agroforestry

March 07, 2018 Joyce El Kouarti, Office of Communication, USDA Forest Service

When Holly and Barry Mawby arrived on their farm in Esmond, North Dakota in 2011, they discovered windbreaks that had not been cared for in decades. They quickly realized that they were in jeopardy of losing what little protection they had from the brutal winds.

Forestry

Farmers Markets Can Grow with “VegU-cation”

March 06, 2018 Laura Popielski, VegU Coordinator, 2017 USDA Farmers Market Season

Everyday USDA works to develop tools for farmers and ranchers that support their financial success. The USDA Farmers Market on the National Mall is a “living laboratory” for farmers market operations across the country. During our 2017 market season, we tested “VegU-cation” and found that this fruit...

Farming

A Healthy Start to the School Day Leads to Bright Opportunities Ahead

March 05, 2018 Cynthia Long, Deputy Administrator for Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service

Wholesome meals at school support educational achievement – and bright opportunities ahead for our nation’s kids and teens. Which is why, each year, during National School Breakfast Week (March 5-9), USDA recognizes the importance of a healthy start and the many ways the School Breakfast Program...

Food and Nutrition

USDA Disaster Program Helps Texas Farmer Recover from Hurricane Losses

March 05, 2018 Shawn McCowan, Texas FSA Public Affairs Specialist

Doug Harper, a fifth-generation farmer, moved to the Texas Gulf Coast area in 2012, looking forward to the potential for increasing corn, cotton, milo, and watermelon production there. Texas farmer Doug Harper comes from a long line of farmers. Growing up in the business, he knows there are always...

Disaster Farming Rural

Reaching American Indian Nation Project Brings Outreach to Tribes on Invasive Species

March 05, 2018 Will Wepsala, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA APHIS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is helping Tribes in Washington State find and fight invasive species with funds from the 2014 Farm Bill Section 10007. The Reaching American Indian (RAIN4) project helps tribes identify and combat invasive...

Animals

CAFTA-DR: A Trade Partnership that Works

March 02, 2018 Jason Hafemeister, Trade Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney is leading a USDA trade mission to Central America this week, making it a good time to review where we stand as far as CAFTA-DR, the United States’ free trade agreement with five Central America countries and the Dominican...

Trade

2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: We Want to Hear from You

March 01, 2018 Brandon Lipps, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

Interested in being part of our process as we develop the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA)? Start today at DietaryGuidelines.gov.

Food and Nutrition

The Global Customer for American Agriculture

March 01, 2018 Rob Johansson, Chief Economist, USDA

Last week, nearly 1,600 agriculture stakeholders gathered at the 94 th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, the USDA’s largest convening. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other distinguished speakers shared their insights on upcoming challenges and opportunities in agriculture, including...

Initiatives

USDA NASS Vegetables Summary: Your Passport to a Scrumptious California Tour

February 28, 2018 Jodi Letterman, Public Affairs Specialist, Pacific Regional Office, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Get your foodie passport ready to tour scrumptious California veggie country! With over 970 thousand acres of harvested vegetables, melons, and strawberries, the just released USDA NASS Vegetables 2017 Summary places California at a whopping $7.85 billion in vegetable production – over half of the U...

Research and Science

Soil Health Practices for Mitigating Natural Disasters

February 28, 2018 Elizabeth Creech, Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports that more than 25 million Americans – almost 8 percent of the population – were affected by major disasters in 2017. From severe flooding in Puerto Rico and Texas to mudslides and wildfires in California, major natural disasters in 2017 cost...

Disaster

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