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Forest Service Encourages Youth to Play Outdoors

November 12, 2013 Stephanie Bryant, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Forest Service

Pacific Southwest Regional Forester Randy Moore believes that every child should have the opportunity to go camping, take a hike and explore nature. And with the stroke of a pen, he signed in late September a proclamation endorsing the California Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights as a group of...

Forestry

Successful Launch of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative

November 12, 2013 Jaime Adams, USDA 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. Exciting times are ahead for the future of global agriculture, development, and health. On October 31, the US delegation...

Research and Science

Providing Opportunity Yields Long-Term Insight

November 12, 2013 Ed Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Growing up on a family farm in New Mexico, I experienced the joys of producing your own food and sharing it with others. For many, the opportunity to own a farm or work in the agriculture industry is a dream come true, one that they can achieve if given the right opportunity. In my position here at...

Conservation Food and Nutrition

Native American Heritage Month - A Time for USDA to Consult with Tribes and Learn from Them

November 12, 2013 Leslie Wheelock, Director, USDA Office of Tribal Relations

Late last month it was my privilege to join representatives from multiple USDA agencies at Wisconsin’s Mole Lake Indian Reservation to discuss ways to work together, across agency lines, to provide needed services to Tribes. Thanks to funding support through the American Recovery and Reinvestment...

Initiatives Rural

Borlaug Fellows Gain Inspiration, Insight During World Food Prize

November 12, 2013 Erin Tindell, Foreign Agricultural Service Public Affairs Specialist

Every year the World Food Prize recognizes the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug created the prize, which emphasizes the importance of a nutritious...

Food and Nutrition