…of USDA’s Medium page, How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate. Since 2009, USDA Rural Development (#USDARD) has invested $11 billion to start or expand 103,000 rural…
People’s Garden
…of urban wood. Through a partnership with the District of Columbia’s Urban Forestry Administration, trees – mostly locust and oak – felled by storms or old age were milled and…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
…College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, N.Y., $906,722 North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Durham, N.C., $1,873,987 The Department of Energy funded projects by Ohio State University and the Massachusetts Institute…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…and competitiveness of small and medium-sized dairy, poultry, livestock, crop, forestry, and other commodity operations. Small and Medium-Sized Farms: Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Ala., $480,000 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala., $480,000…
Adapting to a Changing Climate
How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listens to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) supervisory plant physiologist Dr. Jerry…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…to protect land and water on over 400 million acres nationwide. For an interactive look at USDA’s work in conservation and forestry over the course of this Administration, visit https://medium.com/usda-results….
Paris Climate Agreement Signed
…metric tons per year — the equivalent of taking 12.6 million cars off the road for a year. Through USDA’s Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry, we plan…
For Agriculture, Every Day is Earth Day
…the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. Sen. Pat Roberts represents the state of Kansas and serves as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry….
Veteran Serves Escondido Ag Community
…on forest health, fire fuel reduction and forestry conservation practices; conducting a survey of the equestrian community to help outreach activities more effectively target participants; and completing a flood erosion…
Agri View: Feral Hog Efforts
…hunting industry. According to a 2012 survey conducted by University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, peanuts, corn and cotton are the most frequent crops damaged by…
California Universities Ranked in Top 5 for Ag, Forestry
Two California universities are ranked in the top five in the world for agriculture and forestry studies. Sabrina Hill has more. University Rankings QS University Rankings by Subject 2016 highlights…
Biofuel Trade Groups, Companies Commend Senators’ Action
…AEM The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is the North American-based international trade group representing more than 850 companies and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture, construction, forestry,…
UC Davis Vet School Ranked #1 in World, Again
…consecutive year, UC Davis came out among the top-ranked universities in agriculture and forestry, taking second place in the ranking this year. Also in the QS rankings, UC Davis was…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…USDA and Cuba’s Ministry of Agriculture to exchange information on climate change as it relates to tropical forestry and agriculture, and explore opportunities for collaboration. The two officials would be…