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Counting All Farmers - Capturing the Many Faces of Agriculture in the 2017 Census

January 19, 2016 Linda J. Young, Chief Mathematical Statistician and Research and Development Division Director, National Agricultural Statistics 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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. The 2017 Census of Agriculture is still two years away but, at the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), we work...

Research and Science

Creating a Gentler, More Profitable Way to Harvest Blueberries

January 13, 2016 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Although automation in agriculture is often synonymous with efficiency, that has not been the case with harvesting and processing berries. That is about to change. Automated berry processing systems often damage the fruit, which results in lower profitability for growers and marketers. To counter...

Research and Science Technology

Introducing USDA Results, a Year-Long Storytelling Effort of the Obama Administration's Work on Behalf of Those Living, Working and Raising Families in Rural America

January 06, 2016 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Today, USDA is launching USDA Results, a progressive, year-long, multimedia storytelling effort showcasing the Administration’s work on behalf of those living, working and raising families in rural America. Each month, USDA will release a new chapter of the story at medium.com/usda-results . We...

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In New York, Youth Learn Leadership by Doing

January 05, 2016 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 USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. In Binghamton, New York, at-risk youth are learning to take charge of their lives by working on a variety of community...

Research and Science