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Written by Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Jim Miller During this year’s International Food Aid and Development Conference (IFADC), food security featured prominently as both a major concern and a primary program focus for current and future USDA projects. Each year the...

Written by Brittini Hawkins, NRCS Public Affairs Intern Who knew manual labor could be so rewarding? Last week all the NRCS interns went on a student educational tour to Windy Hill Farm on the Corsica River in Centreville, Maryland. The interns worked with the owners, Matt Miller and Beth Wehrle, to...

Written by Sarah Alligood, Health Technician, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion A little over one week remains in the Apps for Healthy Kids voting period, and so far, over 11,500 votes have been tallied. In addition, support for the initiative continues to amplify, with the number of...

Written by Utah State Director, Dave Conine and Public Information Coordinator Donna Birk USDA Rural Development-Utah and Bank of Utah recently recognized Azure Elite, Wescor Inc. as “Recovery Act Project of the Year.” Wescor was honored for its community leadership, vision and success, and its...