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Meeting the China E-Commerce Challenge

October 27, 2016 Alexis Taylor, Deputy Under Secretary of Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

In the United States, farming and technology go hand-in-hand in production agriculture. Technology helps improve productivity, efficiency and safety. Now, we’re discovering new ways that technology and digital strategies can offer similar benefits when marketing U.S. farm and food products overseas...

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U.S. and Mexico Collaborate on Organic Monitoring and Enforcement

October 19, 2016 Elanor Starmer, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

As consumer demand for organic products continues to grow around the world, the USDA Organic Seal has become a leading global standard. USDA provides support for the vibrant organic sector, representing a retail market of over $43 billion in the United States alone. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing...

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Agricultural Data Users Weigh-in on USDA Statistical Programs

October 18, 2016 Joe Parsons, Agricultural Statistics Board Chair

As I’ve learned over my years with the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in order to make an impact, our information needs to meet the needs of the people who use the data we produce. And while we constantly try to gauge and meet their needs, it is imperative to speak to our data...

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Celebrating Stakeholder Diversity is Essential for Success

October 12, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

On behalf of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program (NOP), please join us as we continue celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. The month-long observance, that occurs every year from September 15 through October 15, celebrates the cultures and traditions of Americans...

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El Celebrar la Diversidad de Participantes es Esencial Para el Éxito

October 12, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

De parte del Programa Nacional Orgánico (NOP, por sus siglas en inglés) del Servicio de Comercialización Agrícola (AMS, por sus siglas en inglés), por favor, únase a nosotros a medida que continuamos celebrando el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana. La observancia de un mes, realizada todos los...

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