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Mapping the Future: CSU Students Tackle Real-World AI Challenges with USDA and NASA

Christopher Alvares, USDA Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer

USDA recently partnered with Colorado State University (CSU) for a successful hackathon, bringing together the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), the Forest Service, NASA, GSA's US Digital Corps, and Amazon Web Services.

Technology
Students asking USDA Forest Service GIS specialist (Ty Nietupski) for technical advice and guidance on their approach

USDA, 4-H, Equip Future Leaders to Succeed

Pat Swanson, USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator

In March, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner about how USDA will ensure American agriculture leads the world, feeds the nation, and competes on a global stage that is fair and puts our farmers first.

Farming
Youth delegates from the 2025 National 4-H Conference stand in front of USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Growing our Future with Military Children

Christine Tomkus, Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager, USDA

April is the Month of the Military Child.

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USDA Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager Christine Tomkus speaks to children about opportunities in agriculture at Whiteman AFB in Missouri

Two-Year Anniversary of Customer Experience Executive Order: USDA Celebrates Customer Experience Efforts

December 29, 2023 Simchah Suveyke-Bogin, Chief Customer Experience Officer for the Office of Customer Experience

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has implemented several customer experience (CX) improvements since President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government in December 2021. The executive order directed all...

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USDA 1890 National Scholar Balances Responsibilities

December 20, 2023 Carrie Knight, Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Zakiah Goodlow, an Alabama native and sophomore at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (A & M), credits the USDA 1890 National Scholar Program and USDA liaisons with helping her balance her many responsibilities. “[They] encourage me to enjoy the program,” she said. “They check in with me...

Equity Initiatives

Informing Conservation Decisions and Policies through 20 Years of USDA's Conservation Effects Assessment Project

December 18, 2023 Laura Crowell, USDA-NRCS Public Affairs Specialist

Each day U.S. farmers and ranchers make thousands of management decisions, ranging from when and what to plant to weighing options for conserving their operation’s natural resources. They depend on an array of experts, research and data to inform these decisions. One of their sources is the Natural...

Conservation

USDA 1890 National Scholars Program and USDA Liaisons Prepare Students for Their Future Careers

December 15, 2023 Melissa Blair, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Arionne Patterson has come a long way since learning about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 1890 National Scholars Program during a presentation hosted at her high school in Fresno, California. As a result of pursing her agricultural dreams and the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program...

Equity Initiatives

Registration Now Open for Fourth Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

December 12, 2023 HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

As part of its ongoing work, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will hold its next public meeting on January 19, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Convened jointly by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, the committee will hear updates from each...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety Nutrition Security Research and Science

Discovering Alternative Careers in Agriculture through the E. Kika de la Garza Fellowship

December 08, 2023 Marquita Bady, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

A longtime biology instructor at Yakima Valley College (YVC) in Washington state, Claire Carpenter works with YVC students throughout their undergraduate research. She has led small summer research projects and was interested in bringing more agriculture into both those projects and her classes.

Equity Initiatives Research and Science

Can I Grow Here? Helping Urban and Innovative Growers Navigate Local Policies

December 07, 2023 Nina Bhattacharyya, USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

When farming in urban environments, whether in-ground or using innovative production, one of the biggest challenges can be navigating local statutes, zoning, permitting and land use regulations. For growers, understanding legal access to land and water, as well as local policies is critical.

Farming