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Antibiotics are one of the world’s greatest scientific advancements, helping to fight bacterial infection and save millions of lives every year. Ensuring their continued effectiveness is critical for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and our partners.

Ally Huang, a senior at Pomona College in California, just completed an internship through the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As a public policy analysis major focusing on economics, she found that the experience enabled her to...

Nearly twenty years ago, all that Dr. Circe Niezen, professor at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR), knew about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was the USDA approval sticker on her luggage for agricultural safety when she traveled from Puerto Rico to the continental United...

As an auditor for USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), I am one of a small group of highly-qualified individuals who audit companies that utilize our programs to back up their marketing claims and add value to their products by verifying their standards or requirements. One of these programs...

More than 41 million people in the United States speak Spanish at home, and Spanish is the most spoken language after English in the country. Cooperative Extension across the nation recognizes the importance of providing resources in Spanish to better serve Hispanic communities and people.

This week, we celebrate National 4-H Week and the incredible impact the organization offers young people around the country. At the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), we pay special tribute to this observance as the 4-H Youth Development program is headquartered in USDA’s National Institute of...

A Senior Agriculture Department official recently explained how Hurricane Helene impacted agriculture, and some of the ways USDA is assisting producers in recovery efforts. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie

The latest annual measurement of sustainable agricultural production growth worldwide reflects adjustments needed to reach total sustainability globally by the year 2050. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Tom Thompson of Virginia Tech University

* - October is National Cooperative Month - * How important are cooperative businesses to the national economy, and in particular, rural economies? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan

The first U.S. Drought Monitor for October indicates varying impacts to crops and commodities within growing drought coverage areas. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey