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USDA Rural Development Celebrates Protection of Sebasticook River with Hartland Community and Makes $29.7 Million Landmark Earth Day Announcement

April 29, 2014 Virginia Manuel, State Director, USDA Rural Development Maine

This Earth Day I visited the rural Maine community of Hartland, population 1,782, for its 1 st Annual Earth Day Celebration. I was greeted by Hartland’s Interim Town Manager Christopher Littlefield, and the smiling children, residents, town and wastewater officials who welcomed me to their community...

Rural

Ag Research Month at the "People's Department"

April 29, 2014 Sean Adams, USDA Agricultural Research Service Information Staff

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. During the month of April we have taken a closer look at USDA’s Groundbreaking Research for a Revitalized Rural America...

Research and Science

What's a Pine Cone Got to do With It? Educators use them for Art and Science

April 29, 2014 Leah Anderson, Eastern Region, U.S. Forest 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 the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. A pine cone has many purposes. It could serve as a home for birds and insects. Pine cones contain seeds to use in...

Forestry Research and Science

Expanding Opportunities for Small-Scale Beef Producers

April 29, 2014 Craig Morris, Deputy Administrator of the AMS Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program

Sometimes big things come in small packages. At USDA, we provide programs and services to producers of all sizes – and now we’re offering even more to small-scale and local beef producers. Many small-scale producers are contributing to the growth of the grass-fed beef industry. And, thanks to a new...

Conservation Food and Nutrition