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Bird Flu Is a Reminder For Back Yard Poultry Owners to Protect Their Birds By Practicing Good Biosecurity

March 27, 2015 Dr. Chrislyn Wood Nicholson, Poultry Health Specialist, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Since December 2014, there have been several highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) confirmations in migratory wild birds, back yard flocks, captive wild birds and commercial poultry in several states along the Pacific, Mississippi and Central Flyways. These HPAI virus strains can travel in wild...

Animals Plants

USDA Team Nutrition Grants Promote Healthier Meals for Our Nation's Schoolchildren

March 27, 2015 Amanda Heitkamp, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

Schools are successfully serving more nutritious meals to America's students, and healthier meals mean healthier kids. USDA is constantly working to do everything we can to support school nutrition professionals as they work to provide kids the nutrition they need to learn and develop into healthy...

Food and Nutrition

#WomeninAg in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

March 27, 2015 Jo Lynne Seufer, Risk Management Specialist, Spokane, WA

Throughout March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been highlighting inspiring women in agriculture as part of National Women’s History Month. Recently, I participated in the fourth annual Women in Agriculture – Women, Farms & Food Conference. This year’s theme was “Put Your Best Foot...

Conservation Initiatives