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2016 GODAN Summit: A Large Display of USG Support for Agriculture and Nutrition Open Data

September 20, 2016 USDA Chief Scientist Dr. Cathie Woteki, and USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

Open agriculture and nutrition data is a powerful tool for long-term sustainable development. The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative - comprising more than 350 international organizations representing governments, donors, businesses, and not-for-profits - continues to...

Initiatives Research and Science

Knowledge at Your Fingertips Makes Every Penny Count

September 06, 2016 Larry Mitchell, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

America is a nation blessed by agricultural bounty. Unfortunately, that blessing comes with price-suppressing surpluses being the norm for most of the past century with occasional periods of short stocks, and temporary prosperity for the nation’s grain farmers. Margins are tight and every penny...

Research and Science