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Reaching and Educating Minority Teen Mothers Online with eBaby4U

August 21, 2015 Amanda M. Hils, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Mothers want what is best for their children, no matter the age of the mother and child. But what happens when teenage or socially disadvantaged mothers do not have the life experience or access to education to make the most informed decision? eBaby4U, a digital program run through Mississippi State...

Initiatives

Custom-Built Tax Resources for Farmers and Ranchers

January 31, 2011 Lana Cusick, Risk Management Education Division, Risk Management Agency

Farming isn’t easy. It’s a seven-days-a-week job that requires a diverse set of skills, long hours, and some luck with the weather. It’s with this in mind that the National Farm Income Tax Extension Committee recently created RuralTax.org, an online tool that provides agricultural producers with a...

Food and Nutrition Farming Rural

Davis Hosts First Field Listening Session on USDA Cultural Transformation

April 12, 2010 Paul Lehman, FSA West Region Public Affairs Office

More than 220 USDA employees met Thursday at the Varsity Theatre in Davis, Calif. to share their thoughts during the first listening session designed to help implement a cultural transformation within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Members of the USDA Cultural Transformation Task Force were...

Forestry Rural

Federal Agencies Outline Plan to Help Farmers of Seasonal and Perishable Fruits and Vegetables

Washington, DC, September 1, 2020 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce today released a report outlining the Trump Administration’s plan to address the threat posed by increased foreign imports to American producers of seasonal...

Biden-Harris Administration Makes Available Historic $3 Billion for Climate-Smart Practices on Agricultural Lands Through Investing in America Agenda

WASHINGTON, September 28, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making more than $3 billion in funding available for agricultural producers and forest landowners nationwide to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices in fiscal year 2024 as part...

Inflation Reduction Act Equity Climate Conservation

USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2014--Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a ground-breaking commitment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to accelerate and focus conservation efforts that will benefit ranchers and also the distinct population of greater sage-grouse population that...

USDA Seeks to Modernize Poultry Inspection in the United States

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2012 – In a shift that will save money for businesses and taxpayers while improving food safety, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing a modernization of young chicken and turkey slaughter inspection in the United...

Meeting to Prepare Industry for Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance

April 30, 2015 Charles Parrott, Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Program Deputy Administrator

Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending a public meeting held by our colleagues at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide an update for the pending Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This law will make significant changes to the country’s food safety laws, including the first...

Health and Safety

Regulation of Biotech Plants

November 05, 2013

How the Federal Government Regulates Biotech Plants The Federal government has a coordinated, risk-based system to ensure that new biotechnology products are safe for the environment and human and animal health. Established as a formal policy in 1986, the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of...

Virtually Redefining Internships at USDA

May 07, 2012 Sarah Buikema, Dora Flores, and the entire AMS Dairy Programs Virtual Internship Team

The definition of “being in the office” or “being on the clock” is changing. Most organizations—government or private—have a multi-generational workforce that may or may not be in the same location. Our team alone has four generations with varying comfort levels in using different technologies...

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