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New Jersey Girl Wins top Honors in Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest

July 31, 2012 Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

Caroline Tan, an 11-year-old from Westfield, N.J., is pretty certain about a few things when it comes to natural resources. “It’s not just about my art, but it does represent something very serious,” Caroline said. “We have to prevent wildfires, not just in art but in real life. It’s not something...

Initiatives Forestry

Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers Nonprofit Is Growing in a Big Way

July 31, 2012 Beverly Moseley, NRCS Texas

Working alongside USDA agencies such as the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is second nature for the Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers Community Based Organization. Founded in 1998, the organization is dedicated to assisting limited resource agricultural producers in parts of Texas with...

Conservation

A Science Agenda for Food Security

July 31, 2012 Anita Regmi, USDA Economic Research Service/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 the USDA's rich science and research portfolio. The world is not merely facing a challenge of sustainably producing enough food to feed a world whose population will...

Food and Nutrition Trade Research and Science

U.S. Cherries On Top In South Korean Market

July 31, 2012 Erin Tindell, Foreign Agricultural Service Public Affairs Specialist

It’s only been four months since the historic U.S.-Korea free trade agreement (KORUS) removed two thirds of the tariffs imposed on U.S. food and agricultural products exported to South Korea. But already, sales of U.S. fresh cherries are on the rise. The elimination of a 24-percent import duty on...

Food and Nutrition