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New USDA Internship Program for Students from Migrant and Farmworker Backgrounds

July 27, 2023 Joyce El Kouarti, Communications Director, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a new internship program for students from migrant and farmworker backgrounds this summer.

Equity Initiatives

Make the Food Safety Honor Roll This School Year

July 24, 2023 Kenneth King, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Parents and caregivers should take extra precautions when preparing and packing a school lunch. Flunking in food safety is not an option, especially when children are most vulnerable to foodborne illness.

Health and Safety

Nutrition Security: Building on Our Work to Date and Accelerating Progress

July 20, 2023 Caree Jackson Cotwright, PhD, RDN, Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Almost a year and a half ago, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack outlined USDA’s focus on nutrition security, which builds on food security by emphasizing the co-existence of food insecurity and diet-related diseases and disparities. Put simply, nutrition security means having consistent and...

Food and Nutrition Nutrition Security

USDA/1890 National Scholars Program Makes Collegiate and Agricultural Careers a Reality

July 20, 2023 Melissa Blair, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) selected 100 students for this year’s USDA/1890 National Scholars Program out of a record number of applications received through the new online application process. The new online portal is part of USDA’s efforts to improve accessibility to USDA programs...

Equity Initiatives

Third Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be held on September 12-13, 2023, and will Include Oral Public Comments

July 18, 2023 HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s work continues! The committee will hold its third meeting September 12-13, 2023. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) invite the public to participate in this important event via live webcast. Registration is...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety Nutrition Security Research and Science

Microplastics May Sprout Antimicrobial Resistance

July 13, 2023 Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications

Treating and recycling used municipal water for irrigation is not a new concept, but there may be an unforeseen consequence with that practice: Microplastics.

Research and Science

Preparing the Next Generation of Agriculture and STEM Scientists

July 12, 2023 Mariela Castaneda, USDA Public Affairs Specialist, and Sandya Kesoju, director for Agriculture Education, Research and Development, Columbia Basin College

Meet 2022 E. Kika De La Garza Fellow Sandya Kesoju, Ph.D., from Columbia Basin College (CBC) in Pasco, Wash. As the director for Agriculture Education, Research and Development, she oversees the agriculture department’s administrative activities and operations. Among her many duties in this role...

Initiatives Research and Science

How a Tribal Fire Crew Rescued the Real Smokey Bear

December 31, 2019 Sandy Marin, Tribal Relations, USDA Forest Service

This year, we celebrated Smokey Bear’s 75 th birthday as a national fire prevention icon. Many know Smokey’s message: “Only YOU can prevent wildfires,” but fewer people may know that Smokey was a real American black bear rescued, in the spring of 1950, from a raging wildfire in New Mexico.

Forestry

Better Adhesives Mean Stronger, Cheaper Wood Products

December 30, 2019 Diane Banegas, Research and Development, Forest Service

Although engineered wood — such as plywood or particle board — is great for a range of building and manufacturing uses, it has its limitations, especially in outdoor applications. One of the biggest limitations is not the wood, but the adhesive used to glue the wood veneers or particles together...

Forestry

Are Crawfish Counted in the Ag Census in Louisiana?

December 27, 2019 Kathy Broussard, Louisiana State Statistician, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service

Louisiana’s diverse agriculture does in fact include crawfish. While the Census of Agriculture doesn’t count every crawfish harvested, it does capture the value of sales from commercial producers.

Research and Science