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USDA NASS Vegetables Summary: Your Passport to a Scrumptious California Tour

February 28, 2018 Jodi Letterman, Public Affairs Specialist, Pacific Regional Office, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Get your foodie passport ready to tour scrumptious California veggie country! With over 970 thousand acres of harvested vegetables, melons, and strawberries, the just released USDA NASS Vegetables 2017 Summary places California at a whopping $7.85 billion in vegetable production – over half of the U...

Research and Science

Soil Health Practices for Mitigating Natural Disasters

February 28, 2018 Elizabeth Creech, Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports that more than 25 million Americans – almost 8 percent of the population – were affected by major disasters in 2017. From severe flooding in Puerto Rico and Texas to mudslides and wildfires in California, major natural disasters in 2017 cost...

Disaster