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Food Waste: The Problem May be Bigger Than You Think

May 28, 2013 Dr. Elise Golan, Director for Sustainable Development, Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Think big. Think Sear’s Tower big and then multiply by 44. That is approximately the volume of food that is lost from the U.S. food supply annually at retail food stores, restaurants, and homes combined. Now think of all the labor, land, water, fertilizer, and other inputs that went into growing...

Food and Nutrition

NIFA Ag Research Counts

May 28, 2013 Justice Wright, Public Affairs Specialist for USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area

To recognize the contribution that research in agriculture makes in our daily lives, we’re focusing this month’s Science Tuesday blogs on the successes that USDA science agencies have achieved for us all. For over a century, USDA research has spurred innovation and created many great products for...

Conservation Research and Science Technology