Articles tagged with: united states department of agriculture
Be a Friend to Pollinators … … Animal pollinators are essential to reproduction for 35% of the world’s food crops, but they are disappearing. This animation explains what individuals can do to help pollinators in their own communities, and describes the varieties of pollinators. ### About United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Mission Statement The United States […]
Perfecting the ‘Perfect’ Food The USDA-supported Bean Coordinated Agricultural Project (BeanCAP) is working to help bean plant breeders develop new varieties that are better at adapting to changes in climate. How does one improve upon perfection? By definition, that’s an impossible task, but a team of scientists is working to help breeders of the “near-perfect” […]
Meet Face of Food Safety Nisha Antoine: Lieutenant, Biologist, Volunteer, and Mother Nisha Antoine has always understood the relationship between personal health and public health. As a child with asthma, she spent a lot of time in the emergency room, and she was inspired by her doctors and nurses to want to take care of […]
People’s Gardens Give Back Over One Million Pounds As the harvest season comes to a close, the People’s Garden has a lot to be thankful for this year. Last week, the Initiative’s ‘Share Your Harvest’ effort passed the one million pound mark of fresh produce donated to local food banks and charities across the country. Chuck Hanagan […]
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Food for Progress Project in Bangladesh Helps Develop Prawn Farming Market linkage has been established for selling the prawn produced in the area, which has resolved the marketing problem initially faced by the farmers. (Photo credit to Winrock International) A recent Food for Progress (FFP) project in Bangladesh shows how a small effort can have a big […]
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Celebrity Rachael Ray Creates Recipe for Chicago Student Lunches One of USDA’s most important missions is providing healthy meals to school lunch programs across the country. In a unique partnership, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) agencies teamed up with Rachael Ray’s Yum-o! non-profit organization, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system and Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality to […]
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Secretary Vilsack Outlines Farm Bill Priorities … … Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has started outlining what he hopes Congress will do in the 2012 Farm Bill. ### About United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Mission Statement The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on […]
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