Afghan Farmers Will Determine the Success of the Nation’s Economy and Security
This article appeared on May 14, 2010 in the USA Today. The secret as to how Afghanistan will achieve a stable, secure future really is no secret at all: agriculture. So it was not surprising during...
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Looking Back on USDA’s Recovery Efforts in Haiti
Team in field (L-R): Emmanuel Prophete, MARNDR; Emily Spiegel, FAS; Jimmy Moore, NRCS; Denise Hann, Forest Service; and Mike McGahuey, FAS assigned to USAID. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the...
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USDA’s Food Assistance Program Legacy Lives On
The United States has a long history of helping those in need and USDA has played a large role in these efforts over the years. The U.S. government’s food assistance programs were born in a time of...
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Bridging the Gap on Agricultural Research and Development with the Private...
Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with 70 private sector representatives at the first Feed...
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USDA and Other Federal Employees Meet in Northern Wisconsin to Discuss the...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 addressing gender equity in educational programming. For the first time, this groundbreaking...
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Forest Service Recognizes United Nations’ International Day of Forests
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state. (Robert Westover/U.S. Forest Service Photo) Try going one full day without using a product derived from a tree. You won’t be able to use a...
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Celebrating 90-Plus Years of USDA’s International Activities
Asher Hobson in Rome, who six years later would become the first head of the Foreign Agricultural Service. The modern Foreign Service is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, as is the American...
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Tracing a Path Out of a Costly Trade Dispute
The trade dispute was resolved after AMS helped the businesses produce paper work and take the South Korean officials on tours of orange juice processing plants. USDA Photo courtesy of Ken Hammond....
View ArticleObama Administration Launches Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture
From record droughts in Kansas to deadly wildfires in California, the United States is feeling the effects of climate change. These same conditions have a dire impact across the developing world,...
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