Reflecting on National African American History Month
Today marks the end of February, and National African American History Month, which has given us an opportunity to reflect on the value of the contributions made to our great nation by African...
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Focus on Hunger Among Latinos: President Obama and USDA’s Lisa Pino Visit...
In the U.S., Hispanic households experience hunger at rates that are higher than the national average. According to USDA research, one out of every four Hispanic households in the U.S. is food...
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USDA Joins the Iroquois Confederacy, Reunites for 2nd Annual Cultural...
Earlier this month, volunteers from USDA Rural Development (RD) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) joined hands with representatives from the Six Nation Agricultural Society’s Indian Village to assist...
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Bringing the Farm to the City: How a Local Land Grant University is...
Dr. Ellen Harris, Director of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center taking a look at the red leaf lettuce being grown at the 144 Acre Muirkirk Agricultural Experimentation. This year I have had...
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Georgia Farmers and Ranchers are Growing Opportunities through Community...
USDA StrikeForce team with partner McIntosh SEED to bring information to rural Georgia. Today, one-in-six Americans lives in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau—and 90 percent of counties with...
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FSA Partnership Helps New Farmer Connect to the Land
Maria Moreira (left), executive director of World Farmers and Flat Mentor Farm, partnered with FSA to help Sangiwa Eliamani build his farming operation. Growing up in Tanzania, East Africa, Sangiwa...
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Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub Extension and Outreach Team Develop...
USDA NPRCH Extension and Outreach team at the June 2015 retreat. Photo from Pam Freeman, USDA, Rangeland Research Resource Unit All this month we will be taking a look at what a changing climate means...
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