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National Dairy Month Profile: Dr. Janos Zempleni
June 29, 2022
In celebration of National Dairy Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting NIFA-funded researcher Dr. Janos Zempleni.
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National Pollinator Month Profile: Amy Vu
June 28, 2022
In celebration of National Pollinator Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting NIFA-funded Extension Specialist Amy Vu.
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National Pollinator Month Profile: Dr. Anahí Espíndola
June 27, 2022
In celebration of National Pollinator Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting NIFA-funded researcher Dr. Anahí Espíndola. Dr. Espíndola serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at University of Maryland (UMD).
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National Pollinator Month Profile: Dr. Andony Melathopoulos
June 24, 2022
In celebration of National Pollinator Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting NIFA-funded researcher Dr. Andony Melathopoulos. Dr. Melathopoulos serves as an Extension pollinator specialist for Oregon State University.
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Mango Magic
June 22, 2022
June is National Mango Month. In this video, learn about tropical fruits grown in Florida that you might not have heard of before from University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences' Tropical Fruit Specialist Dr. Jonathan Crane.
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National Dairy Month Profile: Dr. Li Ma
June 22, 2022
In celebration of National Dairy Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting NIFA-funded researcher Dr. Li Ma.
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Pollination—Day or Night
June 21, 2022
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture supports pollinator research in a variety of ways including through competitive grants and capacity funding.
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School’s Out for Summer
June 21, 2022
It’s the first day of summer, and through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture funding, 4-H and youth development programs across the nation are providing youth with the opportunity to stay busy and learn while away from school.
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Celebrating Juneteenth with Dr. Misty Blue-Terry
June 17, 2022
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is celebrating Juneteenth by highlighting Dr. Misty Blue-Terry who serves as 4-H science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) specialist at North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University.
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Celebrating Juneteenth with Shaun Francis
June 16, 2022
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is celebrating Juneteenth by highlighting Shaun Francis who serves as an Extension horticulture specialist for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
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Celebrating Juneteenth with Chandra DeRamus
June 16, 2022
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is celebrating Juneteenth by highlighting Chandra DeRamus who serves as a Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent with Kentucky State University’s Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture, Community and the Sciences.
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Celebrating Juneteenth with Gill Finley
June 16, 2022
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is celebrating Juneteenth by highlighting Gill Finley who serves as serves as the program leader at Kentucky State University.
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Celebrating Juneteenth with Dr. Andrea Morris
June 17, 2022
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is celebrating Juneteenth by highlighting Dr. Andrea Morris who serves as interim associate director, and health and nutrition specialist at Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Alabama A&M University.
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Celebrating Juneteenth with Dr. Angela Williams
June 17, 2022
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is celebrating Juneteenth by highlighting Dr. Angela Williams who serves as the 4-H and youth development specialist at Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Alabama A&M University.
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Celebrating Juneteenth with Dr. Arvazena Clardy
June 16, 2022
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is celebrating Juneteenth by highlighting Dr. Arvazena Clardy serves as an associate professor of horticulture and Extension specialist at Tennessee State University.
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Entering the Heart of Juneteenth
June 16, 2022
The origin of the Juneteenth holiday might be unfamiliar to many in other parts of America but those students, faculty, researchers and Extension staff from the 1890 Land-grant University community know it well, as many are beneficiaries like myself to the educational opportunities that ensued at the 19 institutions in the southern region.
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USDA NIFA Projects Producing Stronger, Healthier Produce
June 14, 2022
June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, and USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) supports projects that are finding innovative ways to meet the growing global food demand, fight hunger and food insecurity in vulnerable populations, and ensure that nutritious foods are available at affordable prices.
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Protecting Pollinators Critical to Food Production
June 10, 2022
To help address overall pollinator decline, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) partners with Land-grant Universities (LGUs), U.S. government laboratories, and private and nonprofit organizations to support research, education, and extension programs advancing pollinator health.
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Have you Herd? It’s National Dairy Month
June 9, 2022
For National Dairy Month, we are highlighted Land-grant Universities conducting research aimed at improving dairy production.
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NIFA-Funded Research Projects Advance U.S. Aquaculture, Protect Our Oceans
June 8, 2022
To mark World Oceans Day this June, we’re highlighting the collaborative work that Land-grant Universities are doing, through support from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), to both advance aquaculture in the U.S. and protect our coastal waters.
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NIFA Programs Increasing Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
June 7, 2022
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) supports programs that are working toward a safe, nutritious food supply while also developing, delivering and disseminating evidence-based nutrition education and promotion.
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Increasing Food Security in a Mohican Tribal Community
June 7, 2022
Like many rural communities, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, a Mohican Indian tribe in north central Wisconsin, wanted to increase its access to fresh produce, but faced multiple barriers.
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How NIFA Champions Greater Access to Higher Education
June 6, 2022
Today is National Higher Education Day, which occurs annually on June 6 to champion accessibility to higher education. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture supports higher education by partnering with the Land-grant University System to find innovative solutions to the most pressing local, national and global problems.
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Sweet Dreams Are Made of Cheese, Who Am I to Diss a Brie?
June 3, 2022
June 4 is National Cheese Day! USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) understands the importance of cheese, not only to consumers but to dairy farmers and producers as well.
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National Egg Day: An Egg-cellent Source of Nutrition
June 3, 2022
On National Egg Day, we are sharing a few USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)-funded research projects conducted by Land-grant Universities that explore the health benefits associated with egg consumption.