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The Important Role of Volunteers in Human Nutrition Studies

July 29, 2014 Sean Adams, USDA ARS 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. How would you like to learn more about your personal health while contributing to science as a volunteer in a human...

Research and Science

Calling All Open Data Partners

July 22, 2014 Jaime Adams, 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. What data have you opened to the world lately? In a time of increased global challenges in food and agriculture, a...

Research and Science

In Brazil, a Search for Fungi to Control Disease-Spreading Insects

July 15, 2014 Dennis O'Brien, 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. If you want to find a fungus that controls disease-spreading insects, you might want to go somewhere known for its...

Research and Science

Discovery Brings Wheat Flowering Mechanism to Light

July 08, 2014 Scott Elliott, 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 the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. That handy chart on the back of seed packets tells backyard gardeners when it’s time to plant based on where they live...

Research and Science

Partnering with Retailers and Food Manufacturers to Make Healthy Choices Easier

July 01, 2014 Danielle Berman, PhD, Social Science Research Analyst, Food and Nutrition 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. Achieving a good diet requires access to nutritious food, but it also requires good choices from among the many...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

What Kept Food Security from Improving After the Recession?

July 01, 2014 Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Food Assistance Branch, Economic Research 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. USDA’s annual survey on food security among American households showed, not unexpectedly, that the prevalence of food...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

USDA Meteorologist Talks With Producers "In the Field"

July 01, 2014 Brenda Chapin, Office of the Chief Economist

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. Ever wonder how USDA is able to make a forecast – either economic or weather? It takes a lot of work. Last week, USDA’s...

Research and Science