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USDA Invests $9.5M to Develop New Bioproducts from Agricultural Commodities
This release was first published at usda.gov.WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $9.5 million to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in…
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Protecting the Beloved Poinsettia
Native to Central America, poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) has become one of the most beloved holiday plants in the United States. With dramatic red bracts and crisp dark green leaves, poinsettia cheers us as the days grow ever…
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NIFA-Funded Researcher Spotlight: Maria Carlota Dao
Dr. Maria Carlota Dao is an assistant professor with the agriculture, nutrition, and food systems department at the University of New Hampshire’s (UNH) College of Life Sciences & Agriculture and a scientist with the New Hampshire…
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State of Success: Alabama
To celebrate National Alabama Day on December 14, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by Land-grant Universities throughout the state.
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USDA Invests Additional $10M to Support Community Food Projects
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced an investment of nearly $10 million through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program …
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December is Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Each year, December is observed as Worldwide Food Service Safety Month. Created in 1994 by the National Restaurant Association, it is a month designed to revisit standards in the food service industry and their impact on health and…
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Building a Culture of Composting
Illinois grows more pumpkins than any other state, and University of Illinois Extension professionals are using the fall favorite to build awareness of the importance of composting in Cook County.
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NIFA and APLU Announce National Teaching Awards for Food and Agricultural Sciences
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently honored four public university faculty with national teaching awards recognizing excellence in…
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State of Success: Illinois
To celebrate National Illinois Day on December 7, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by the University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station. …
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Even After a Wildfire, Dangers Persist
There has been an unprecedented increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires with 2020 marked as the most active wildfire year across the Western United States. While direct impacts from wildfires are devastating as singular…
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Land-grant Universities Helping Solve Needs of Specialty Crop Industries
The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) promotes collaboration, open communication, the exchange of information and the development of resources that accelerate application of scientific discovery and technology to solving needs…
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NIFA, APLU & Cooperative Extension Award Top Honors in Extension Excellence and Diversity
Recognizing visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Cooperative Extension announced the…
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State of Success: Mississippi
To celebrate National Mississippi Day on November 30, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by the Mississippi State University’s Agricultural and…
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Enhancing Pepper Production in the U.S.
Bell peppers consistently rank as one of the most popular vegetables eaten in the United States. Other peppers including sweet types, and spicy ones such as green chiles are popular as well. According to USDA’s National…
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Land-grant Universities Help Educate Public about Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections have been recognized globally as a significant threat to public health. In response to this crisis, wide-ranging research efforts are underway into the mechanisms of AMR development, AMR control…
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Land-grant University Researchers Helping in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and…
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USDA Invests More Than $59M to Improve Dietary Health and Nutrition Security
This release was first published at usda.gov. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $59.4 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program’s (GusNIP)…
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Land-grant Universities Make Thanksgiving Dinner More Delicious
As you sit down with family and friends this Thanksgiving, you may not realize how key our nation’s Land-grant Universities are to making sure you have a bounty of food to enjoy. Since 1887, researchers at these public institutions…
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Helping Keep Fisheries Healthy and Productive
November 21 is World Fisheries Day, a day that highlights the critical importance of healthy ocean, river and lake ecosystems and sustainable stocks of fisheries worldwide. With support from USDA’s National Institute of Food and…
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NIFA Invests Nearly $25K in AFRI Foundational Knowledge of Ag Production Systems
The Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production Systems program supports plant research to advance our knowledge for the wide range of agricultural production systems found across the rural-urban continuum, from conventional open…
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NIFA-funded Project Brings COVID-19 Education, Vaccines to Rural Dairy Farms
On the third Thursday of every November, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recognizes National Rural Health Day by sharing stories about the community-minded and determined spirit that prevails in rural America,…
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State of Success: Indiana
To celebrate National Indiana Day on November 16, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by Purdue University’s College of Agriculture.
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USDA Excellence in Research Awards Presented at Recent APLU Meeting
The Experiment Station Section (ESS), a unit of The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) Commission on Food, Environment, and Renewable Resources, Board on Agriculture Assembly, recently recognized individuals and…
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USDA Provides Nearly $24M Boost for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
This release was originally published at usda.gov. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2022 –U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young today announced a nearly $24 million investment across 45 organizations and…
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NIFA-Funded Drought Research Inspires Scientist’s Poetry
It’s not often that we learn about a scientist who was so inspired by her NIFA-funded research that she is moved to pen poetry. So when we learned about scientist Jess Gersony’s six poems that have been published in four literary…
