USDA, Gulf State Producers and Partners Take the 'Initiative' for Gulf...
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2012 —Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today announced the release of a new USDA report highlighting crucial ways farmers, ranchers and landowners are participating in USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) partnership initiatives to improve ecosystems, wildlife habitat and water quality on private lands in the G...
USDA Grants Support Research, Education and Extension Activities at Tribal Land-Grant...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced nearly $17 million in grants to tribal colleges and universities to support research, education and extension activities to support schools in American Indian communities focused on bolstering their students’ lear...
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Soaring U.S. Exports
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its second Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade in fiscal year 2013 today, and the latest forecast continues an astonishing trend for American farm exports that began in 2009. In the years since, U.S. agricultural exports have climbed more than 50 percent in value, from $96.3 b...
USDA Trade Mission Aims to Create Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2012—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports to Russia, Dec. 3-7. Representatives from the states of Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Kansas, as well as 23 American...
USDA, Partner Agencies Coordinate Long-term Drought Response in Northwest Ohio, Tri-State...
ARCHBOLD, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2012— Nearly 100 agricultural producers, rural stakeholders, and federal and state officials gathered earlier this week at Northwest State Community College in rural Henry County, Ohio, to discuss the impact of this summer’s drought and sow the seeds for future collaboration....
USDA Scientists and Cooperators Sequence the Wheat Genome in Breakthrough for...
WASHINGTON, November 28, 2012—U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists working as part of an international team have completed a shotgun sequencing of the wheat genome, a paper published in the journal Nature reported today. The achievement is expected to increase wheat yields, help feed the world and speed up development of wheat v...
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on 2012 Farm Income Forecast
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement today about the 2012 farm income forecast from USDA’s Economic Research Service:...
USDA Study Shows Trends in Public and Private Agricultural R&D
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2012—Analysis published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) in the most recent issue of the journal Science examine the relationship between public and private investments in research and development (R&D) and their importance in agricultural input industries....
USDA Awards First Grants to Increase Local Foods in Eligible Schools...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced more than $4.5 million in grants for 68 projects, spanning 37 states and the District of Columbia, to connect school cafeterias with local agricultural producers....
USDA Delivers Funding for Hurricane Sandy Recovery Projects in 11 States
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2012—As part of federal efforts to provide necessary support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has provided $5.3 million in Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program funds to 11 states affected by the storm. EWP—an...
