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Growing our Future with Military Children

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

April is the Month of the Military Child.

Farming Food and Nutrition Forestry Initiatives Recreation Research and Science Rural
USDA Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager Christine Tomkus speaks to children about opportunities in agriculture at Whiteman AFB in Missouri

Agriculture Across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Terry Matlock, Public Affairs Specialist, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Agriculture remains a cornerstone of life in the U.S. Delta Region consisting of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Research and Science
A farmer holding a soybean crop in a field

USDA Science Powering Your Game Day

Megan Guilfoyle, Public Affairs Specialist

This weekend, millions will be watching the big game.

Research and Science
A photo on a sports field with a plate of chicken wings and vegetables, a football, and cotton in the forefront. A blue banner with the text “USDA Science” is overlaying the picture

Football Turf a Source of Protein?

December 30, 2011 Craig Morris, Deputy Administrator, AMS Livestock and Seed Program

When a Kansas State University football player plants his opponent’s face into the turf, the result may be a better-tasting blend of artificial grass. Turf is not a part of the USDA’s MyPlate recommendations, but defensive ends playing in the Wildcats’ stadium can skip their pre-game soy latte and...

Research and Science

A Year in the Office of the Chief Scientist

December 20, 2011 Jenna Jadin, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
Office of the Chief Scientist

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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. 2011 is the first full calendar year that the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) has been staffed and running. First...

Research and Science

New Natural Inquirer World’s Forest Edition

December 13, 2011 Diane Banegas, USDA Forest Service, Research & Development

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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. In partnership with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Cradle of Forestry Interpretive...

Forestry Research and Science

Scientists Saving Our World

December 06, 2011 Sandy Miller Hays, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Agricultural Research Service Information Staff

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. In the 1920s, U.S. Navy recruiting posters exhorted young men to “Join the Navy and see the world!” If USDA’s...

Research and Science

Stainless Steel’s Appeal Stretches from the Kitchen to the Dairy Farm

November 29, 2011 Chris Guy, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Agricultural Research Service Information Staff

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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Stainless steel’s all the rage in gourmet kitchen design, but its appeal could soon extend well beyond the kitchen to the...

Research and Science

US Forest Service Researchers Make Good Use of old Fungus

November 23, 2011 Reggie Woodruff, Media Relations Officer, U.S. Forest Service

U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Research Station is breaking out its 79-year-old collection of 20,000 fungus cultures – yes, the stuff that grows in dark, damp places – to help create a new 1,000-species fungal directory.

Forestry Research and Science

How Much Time Do Americans Spend Eating?

November 22, 2011 Karen Hamrick, Diet, Safety, and Health Economics Branch, Economic Research Service

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.

Food and Nutrition Research and Science