Skip to main content
Skip to main content

USDA Blog


Showing: 1 - 4 of 4 Results
Applied Filters

Even Paul Bunyan is Overshadowed by the 2014 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree - and a Precious 10-year-old Boy

December 03, 2014 Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

A foggy mist did not deter a crowd of onlookers, politicians and U.S. Forest Service employees as a 10-year-old Maryland boy in a wheelchair enveloped by warm blankets flipped the switch to light the 2014 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on the West Front lawn of the nation’s Capital. C-SPAN recorded the...

Forestry

Local Food, Local Places: Bringing Expertise and Creative Thinking to Community Economic Development

December 03, 2014 Doug McKalip, Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs at the White House Domestic Policy Council

Cross-posted from the White House Rural Council blog: Around the country, communities are seeking creative approaches to integrating entrepreneurship, environmental management, public health, and other place-based considerations into successful economic planning. Local food development can be one...

Rural

USDA Market News - Enhancing Customer Experience

December 03, 2014 Charles Parrott, Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Program Deputy Administrator

Farmers, producers and other agricultural stakeholders depend on USDA Market News data to get the information they need when they need it. They use the data to evaluate market conditions and trends, make purchasing decisions, and assess movement of agricultural products across the globe. USDA Market...

Conservation

Fighting Hunger with Healthy Food: The Perfect Recipe for School Children

December 03, 2014 Mark Abueg, FNS' Northeast Regional Communications Officer

This guest blog was submitted by Ellen Parker of Massachusetts’ statewide anti-hunger advocacy organization, Project Bread. As America deals with obesity more than ever, school cafeterias are supporting better nutrition for our kids and echoing public health efforts taking place across the country...

Food and Nutrition