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Transparency from Farm to Market

Jennifer Porter, Deputy Administrator, Livestock & Poultry Program

While grocery shopping, many consumers look for information on where their food came from and how it was produced.

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Group of cows

USDA Hosts Convening to Highlight Programs and Resources to Support Youth and Communities

Alex Cordova, Deputy Director, Center for Faith, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Earlier this month, Dr. Alveda King, Senior Advisor for Faith and Community Outreach, hosted a group of youth and students from across the country at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters.

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Dr. Alveda King, Senior Advisor for Faith and Community Outreach, USDA Center for Faith, and Frank D. Murphy, Founder and CEO, Churches, Community, and Schools Legacy Plan Institute at USDA Headquarters. Photo courtesy of USDA

USDA, 4-H, Equip Future Leaders to Succeed

Pat Swanson, USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator

In March, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner about how USDA will ensure American agriculture leads the world, feeds the nation, and competes on a global stage that is fair and puts our farmers first.

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Youth delegates from the 2025 National 4-H Conference stand in front of USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Growing our Future with Military Children

Christine Tomkus, Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager, USDA

April is the Month of the Military Child.

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USDA Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager Christine Tomkus speaks to children about opportunities in agriculture at Whiteman AFB in Missouri

U.S. Agriculture on the Global Stage: Reflections from Gulfood 2025

Daniel B. Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service

At the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2025 wasn’t just a trade show.

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Administrator Daniel B. Whitley and U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Gaudiosi stand together with FAS overseas staff at the Gulfood 2025 trade show. The group poses in front of an exhibition booth featuring trade materials and promotional banners

USDA celebrates National FFA Week

Lindsey Abentroth, Youth Coordinator, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

National FFA Week is a great time to highlight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) active partnership with the organization.

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Future Farmers of America event

Farewell Reflection: Export Impact’s Journey

USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor

Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.

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USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor touts the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program in Vietnam

Columbus Historic North Market

August 29, 2011 Edward Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

A stop during my recent visit to Ohio was the historic North Market located in downtown Columbus. The North Market successfully addresses the needs of small and local businesses for retail space, and provides local, healthy and sustainably grown and processed food for consumers. Over one million...

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Innovations to Support Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

August 09, 2011 Suresh Sureshwaran, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Mary Ahearn, Economic Research Service; and Stephanie Ritchie, National Agricultural Library

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Do you know who grew your food? Farmer’s markets, eating locally and even the USDA’s “Know your Farmer, Know your Food”...

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CSA Utah: Rooted in Your Community, Harvested for Your Table

July 08, 2011 Jeff Williams, NRCS Utah

Development can often benefit communities at the expense of agriculture; many of Utah’s farms are quickly being replaced by expanding residential, commercial and industrial development. Now many farmers and consumers have joined forces to increase the sustainability of agriculture in Utah with...

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