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Think Nutrition as High School Students Return to School

September 15, 2016 Corey Holland, RD, Nutritionist Consultant, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion; and Maya E. Maroto, EdD, MPH, RD, Nutritionist, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service

The start of the school year is a great time to get high school students thinking about the nutrition and physical activity choices they make. USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) and Team Nutrition have a variety of resources available to support high school educators as they...

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USDA Borlaug Fellow Helps Farmers in His Native Country

September 15, 2016 Jim Suits, International Program Specialist, Foreign Agricultural Service Office of Capacity Building and Development

Issah Sugri of Ghana is helping his nation feed itself and improve its farmers’ efficiency thanks to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program. The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, funded by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), is a...

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September is National Food Safety Education Month

September 15, 2016 Charlsia Fortner, Food Safety Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

Can you believe that September is already here? It may not feel like fall where you are, but, slowly, our focus has begun to shift from summer fun to returning to school and learning. For more than twenty years, September has been recognized as National Food Safety Education Month. The National Food...

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