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USDA’s New High-tech Guide to Green Thumb Glory

January 31, 2012 Kim Kaplan, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

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. With spring not that far away, the garden catalogues are starting to fly through the mail, but the “must read” of the...

Research and Science

With USDA Support, Clemson University Research Revolutionizes Environmental Monitoring

January 24, 2012 Jennifer Martin, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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. When we talk about population growth, often the first question that comes to mind is, “How are we going to feed everyone...

Research and Science

Hawaii Showcases Its Ag Diversification – the Proof is in the Numbers

January 17, 2012 Mark Hudson, NASS Hawaii Field Office Director

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. When America’s farmers and ranchers traveled from the U.S. mainland to the Aloha state for the American Farm Bureau...

Research and Science

How the Farm Business Has Changed

January 10, 2012 Bob Hoppe, Agricultural Structure and Productivity 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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Over a relatively short time period, innovations in farms’ production practices, risk management, and business arrangements...

Research and Science Technology

NASS Guides Agricultural Censuses Worldwide

January 03, 2012 Larry Sivers, NASS International Programs Office Director

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. While USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is gearing up for the next Census of Agriculture right here in...

Research and Science