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What is USDA Doing to Protect our Nation's Livestock from Foreign Animal Disease Threats?

September 25, 2013 Sandra Avant, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

On an island off the northeastern tip of Long Island, N.Y., U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are doing their part to safeguard the U.S. food supply. At the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, a USDA research team works to ensure that we’re prepared to protect ourselves against exotic...

Animals Plants

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with MiPlato

September 25, 2013 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary, USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Para la versión en español de este blog, por favor visite: http://blogs.usda.gov/2013/09/25/celebre-el-mes-nacional-de-la-herencia-hispana-con-miplato National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated annually from September 15 th to October 15 th, pays tribute to the history, culture and traditions of...

Food and Nutrition

Celebre el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana con MiPlato

September 25, 2013 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary, USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

For an English version of this blog, please click here: http://blogs.usda.gov/2013/09/25/celebrate-national-hispanic-heritage-month-with-miplato Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana, se celebra cada año del 15 setiembre al 15 de octubre, para rendir tributo a la historia, cultura y tradiciones de los...

Food and Nutrition

Ensuring Safety of Imported Processed Chicken from China

September 24, 2013 Al Almanza, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator

On August 30 th, FSIS announced the results of our verification audit of China’s poultry processing inspection system, which reaffirmed the equivalence of China’s poultry processing system. This determination was made after a long and careful review by our expert auditors to ensure that China’s...

Health and Safety

Now That’s Special: USDA Program Fuels Economic Development

September 24, 2013 Anne L. Alonzo, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

“Specialty crops”—the label may sound like exotic foods or something reserved for a special occasion, but this area of agriculture represents more than half the foods we eat on a daily basis. Defined as fruits and veggies, tree nuts, herbs, dried fruit, decorative plants and flowers, these crops are...

USDA Results Food and Nutrition

What Would You do to Keep Your Food Safe During an Emergency?

September 24, 2013 Vance Ulrich, Public Affairs Intern, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

September is National Preparedness Month, and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service reminds you to plan ahead in order to keep your food safe just in case you encounter hurricanes, flooding, fires, power outages or other emergencies that threaten storage conditions. On any given day, maintaining...

Health and Safety

LED Lighting Improves Sustainability for Specialty-Crop Producers

September 24, 2013 Megan O’Reilly, 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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. For about 2,000 years – since Roman emperor Tiberius demanded fresh cucumbers for lunch year ‘round – farmers have been...

Energy Research and Science

Celebrate Fall Season With Free Access to Public Lands on Sept. 28

September 24, 2013 Deidra L. McGee, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

The crisp fall air provides an invigorating environment for outdoor activity. What better time to visit and volunteer on our national forests and grasslands than on Sept. 28, for the 20 th annual National Public Lands Day and second annual National Tribal Lands Day. This is the nation's largest...

Forestry

New Mexico Farmers Supply Local Food to Community with Conservation

September 23, 2013 Mark A. Smith, NRCS New Mexico

Everything that siblings Adán and Pilar Trujillo do on their Chimayó, New Mexico, farm connects with the community. Their lettuce and chile peppers feed students at local schools. And they sell their rhubarb, rainbow chard and red Russian kale at the community market just down the road in Española...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

Secretary's Column: The White House Rural Council: Partnering in Support of Rural America

September 20, 2013 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Rural America faces tremendous uncertainty today. Congress has not yet passed a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill, and the current extension of 2008 Farm Bill programs will soon expire. Additionally, thus far, no budget has been provided by Congress to continue funding the Federal government past September...

Conservation USDA Results