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China Emerging as a Key Market for Agricultural Products

March 10, 2015 Fred Gale, Economic 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. China is often noted for its dominant export presence in the world market. The ubiquitous “Made in China” label, found on...

Research and Science Trade

New Ag Statistics Showcase Importance of U.S. Agriculture

March 03, 2015 Troy Joshua, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch Chief, National Agricultural Statistics 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 profile. At the recent Agricultural Outlook Forum I had the pleasure of speaking with hundreds of people regarding a new program I’m...

Research and Science

Frost on the Chickens

March 03, 2015 Kim Kaplan, 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 profile. A phone call to USDA’s National Agricultural Library (NAL) seeking the original magazines with Robert Frost’s first published...

Research and Science

Bill Gates, Computerized Plant Breeding and Contending with Hunger

February 24, 2015 Kim Kaplan, 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 profile. Bill Gates, once simply of Microsoft fame, is now as famous for his dedication to reducing hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa and...

Research and Science

Cooperative Extension Programs Help Strapped Rural Communities

February 24, 2015 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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 profile. Low prices for commodity crops are never good for agricultural producers. But for small farmers, many of whom already depend...

Research and Science

The Matrix Helps Teachers Bring Ag to the Classroom

February 10, 2015 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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 profile. The Matrix is in a classroom near you – not the 1999 hit movie, but a blockbuster nonetheless. The National Agricultural...

Initiatives Research and Science

GODAN Partnership Continues to Flourish in the Netherlands

February 03, 2015 Jaime Adams, Senior Advisor for International Affairs, Office of the Chief Scientist

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. Good day, or “Goede dag as they say in Dutch. And a good several days we experienced in the Netherlands at the 3 rd Annual...

Research and Science

Local Food Systems: What Do We Know About National Trends?

February 03, 2015 Steve Vogel and Sarah A. Low, Economic 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. American consumers are enjoying increasingly more opportunities to buy food directly from farmers and to patronize grocery...

Food and Nutrition Farming Research and Science

Students Get Schooled by Schools of Fish

January 27, 2015 Damon Thompson, Communications Director, Research, Education, and Economics

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. Schools of fish may be common things to see, but watching some fish school high school students from a basement in Manhattan...

Research and Science

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Pays Dividends

January 27, 2015 Kelly Flynn, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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. A solid education is crucial to those seeking careers in animal science. However, many student loans can be burdensome. But...

Research and Science
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