Two scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Lincoln, Nebraska join us via Zoom to update progress on carbon sequestration research.

Can you accept a gift from someone or not? The outside gifts prohibition exists to help ensure that federal employees conduct themselves with fairness and impartiality toward all people seeking to do business with the government. In this...

A Virginia farmer is converting pasture land to trees, to create a nutrient credit bank to offset the impacts of construction in the state.

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive pest found in several counties in the Northeast United States, and is threatening American agriculture and natural resources. It damages more than 70 types of plants, including grape vines, fruit...

USDA researchers are studying which soybean varieties react the best to a changing climate.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to control a disease threatening the nation's citrus industry.

A Bozeman, Montana company is benefitting from U.S. Department of Agriculture investments in efficient energy.

Farm Logix is a “farm to commercial kitchen technology platform” that serves to connect farmers to institutional kitchens. Linda Mallers, CEO and President of Farm Logix, discusses how her business came to service the Chicago Public...

This video provides guidance on the Hatch Act and social media. We describe what actions are permitted and prohibited for ‘less restricted’ employees.

NRCS in Washington State works with Tribes and other salmon recovery partners to restore salmon habitat in the South Fork Nooksack River (Whatcom County, WA). NRCS has contributed almost $1M in funding through the Environmental Quality...

USDA is helping to fund an effort to turn trees killed by beetles into biofuel.

USDA is looking at new ways to use moths to a control a crop damaging pest.

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service are using drones to sample irrigation ponds for e-coli. This could give farmers a new tool to avoid spraying potentially harmful bacteria on crops. USDA’s...

The USDA's Agricultural Research Service has partnered with private industry to create a low glycemic sweetener that can help diabetics. USDA's Patrick O'Leary has the story from the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research...

USDA has announced funding under the new Farm Bill to train and educate the next generation of farmers and ranchers.

The Agricultural Research Service operates a genebank network designed to protect crucial plant germplasm. This helps plant breeders and researchers develop superior crops for today and tomorrow.

Often, when discussing the obesity crisis facing the United States, especially when I'm pointing out another failed effort to help people change their eating habits, it feels like there's nothing we can do. But sometimes it's actually...

Cooling food properly is essential to keeping food safe. Active cooling methods cool food quickly to prevent the growth of harmful microbes that cause foodborne illness.



A Flash of Food Safety is a video series designed for...

A pioneering USDA chemist was at the center of two agricultural discoveries that literally changed the world.

A Pennsylvania company brought jobs back from overseas with the help of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program.

Oregon farmer Jen Aron knows a secret – if you feed soil microbes, they’ll help your plants grow.

Tyson Foods subsidiary AdvancePierre Foods is recalling 15,738 pounds of its beef patty products as they may be “contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically small, green soft plastic.” <br/>

Innovative technologies and modern infrastructure are crucial components of job creation, new market development, and the ability to compete in today’s economy. The USDA Rural Development Broadband program makes significant...

The Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are making funds available to fight the "crisis next door," in response to the opioid epidemic in rural America.