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High Five for NIFA-Funded Projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

December 15, 2015 Scott Elliott, NIFA Public Affairs

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. As we look back on 2015, NIFA is also celebrating the partnership we have developed with the nation’s land-grant...

Research and Science

High Five for Pollinators: Busy Bees, Bats and Butterflies

December 15, 2015 Sarah Haymaker, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Day and night, pollinators are at work all around us—and it's not just honey bees. Did you know that pollinators are responsible for one out of three bites of food we eat? If you'd like to learn more, we've pulled together five blogs from 2015 highlighting some surprising facts about these busy...

Conservation Forestry

Forest Service Teams Help in Aftermath of Historic Flooding in Tbilisi, Georgia

December 15, 2015 Karin Theophile, U.S. Forest Service, International Programs

Last summer, after a flash flood swept through Tbilisi, the capital of the nation of Georgia, the U.S. Forest Service deployed three teams to help address some of the most critical challenges. The horrific event killed 19 people, forced 67 families from their homes, destroyed roads, and flooded the...

Forestry Trade

High Five for Partnerships with Native Americans and Alaska Natives

December 15, 2015 Leslie Wheelock, USDA Office of Tribal Relations

2015 was another banner year for innovative Federal / Tribal partnerships, government-to-government relations with Federally Recognized Tribes and investments that continue to improve the quality of life for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Here are five examples from this past year of ways USDA...

Conservation Energy Food and Nutrition Rural