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Look For and Report Spotted Lanternfly
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...
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Climate Change And Soybean Research
USDA researchers are studying which soybean varieties react the best to a changing climate.
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USDA Addresses Threat To Citrus Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to control a disease threatening the nation's citrus industry.
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Linda Mallers FARM LOGIX Local Foods Impact Conference 2017
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...
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Energy Efficient Fishing Company
A Bozeman, Montana company is benefitting from U.S. Department of Agriculture investments in efficient energy.
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Hatch Act & Social Media
This video provides guidance on the Hatch Act and social media. We describe what actions are permitted and prohibited for ‘less restricted’ employees.
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NRCS: Sacred River
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...
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Converting Beetle-Killed Trees Into Renewable Energy
USDA is helping to fund an effort to turn trees killed by beetles into biofuel.
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Using Moths To Control Crop Damage
USDA is looking at new ways to use moths to a control a crop damaging pest.
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USDA-ARS Monitoring Water Quality Using Drones
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...
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USDA-ARS Partners to Produce Low Glycemic Sweetener
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...
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Training the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
USDA has announced funding under the new Farm Bill to train and educate the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
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The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System - An Overview
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.
Healthcare Triage
SNAP, Food Stamps, Obesity, and Behavioral Economics
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...
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A Flash of Food Safety Active Cooling with a Chill Stick
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 school...
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Work Of USDA Food Research Pioneer Continues In Peoria
A pioneering USDA chemist was at the center of two agricultural discoveries that literally changed the world.
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Bringing Jobs Back To The U.S.
A Pennsylvania company brought jobs back from overseas with the help of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program.
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Grow and Tell: Oregon Microbe Farmer
Oregon farmer Jen Aron knows a secret – if you feed soil microbes, they’ll help your plants grow.
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Over 15,000 pounds of frozen beef patties recalled over possible plastic contamination
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.”
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USDA Rural Development investing in Rural America with Broadband
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 contributions...
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USDA Responds to Opioid Crisis in Rural America
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.
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Ranger Cattle – Joshua Eilers - Austin,Texas
USDA programs assist new, beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers like Joshua Eilers of Ranger Cattle in Austin, Texas. As a Sergeant, Eilers served as team leader in the U.S. Army’s elite First Ranger Battalion. Although raised in a...
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World Farm - New Jersey
World Crops Farm is a specialty crops producer of West African vegetables. Located in southern New Jersey, owner and farmer Morris Gbolo is a refugee from Liberia who had one dream in relocating to the United States; to be a farmer....
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Keeping Bees Buzzing And Busy
USDA researchers are working to help people learn about bees while trying to figure out why some bee colonies are disappearing.