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A Giant Crop-Scanner Is Turning Heads in Arizona

October 11, 2016 Dennis O'Brien, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research 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. With its 30-ton frame and 50-foot-high catwalk, the newest scanner for measuring crop plants in Maricopa, Arizona, can be...

Energy Research and Science

Celebrating Progress: National School Lunch Week 2016

October 11, 2016 Dr. Katie Wilson, Deputy Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, USDA

Cross-posted from the Food Research and Action Center blog: Last week, children from more than a dozen schools and child care centers across the nation joined First Lady Michelle Obama for her final harvest of the White House garden. This event was more than just photo ops and shaking hands; kids...

Food and Nutrition