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Mississippi School Receives HealthierUS School Challenge Award During National School Lunch Week

October 15, 2010 Audrey Rowe, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Deputy Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs

It was my privilege to celebrate National School Lunch Week in Byram, MS, the greater Jackson area, to recognize Byram Middle School for meeting the Gold level of the HealthierUS School Challenge. I was glad that Deuce McAllister, retired running back for the New Orleans Saints and Ole Miss, was...

Food and Nutrition

USDA Funding to Improve Water Quality for Residents Along the Arizona-New Mexico Border

October 15, 2010 Dianna Jennings USDA Arizona Special Projects Coordinator

St. Johns is a small community in Apache County, Arizona, close to the New Mexico border. Originally called El Vadito—little river crossing—St. Johns has found water to be an issue for their growth and development lately.

Rural

Bright weekend anticipated for Fall Colors

October 15, 2010 Phil Sammon, US Forest Service Public Affairs

From New England through the south and across the upper Midwest to the Rockies and Pacific Northwest, many people anticipate that this weekend will be a showcase for a vast array of brilliant fall colors.

Forestry