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Award-winning Film Highlights Rutgers Efforts to Protect Basil from Blight
When a devastating disease wiped out New Jersey farmers' basil fields, growers turned to Rutgers scientists for help.
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USDA Invests Over $46M in Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
This press release was first published at usda.gov. Media contact: USDA Office of Communications, press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, April 19, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more…
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NIFA-Funded Researchers Aim to Develop Climate-Resilient Rice
Louisiana State University has been awarded a $10 million grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations that advance climate…
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NHAES Research for Using Flowering Plants to Attract Hover Flies as Biological Pest Controls
National Garden Day provides a great opportunity to recognize research supported by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientists have made important discoveries about how…
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Using Drones in Agriculture and Natural Resources
To maximize resilience and productivity, researchers, farmers and natural resource managers need to know how plants and animals—and landscapes as a whole—are affected by changing environmental conditions and other stressors. Remote…
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New York GusNIP Project Leading Way
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) competitive grants portfolio includes three competitive grant programs. GusNIP’s Nutrition Incentive projects strive to improve dietary health through increased purchase of fruits…
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Coastal Georgia Grower Organizes to Resolve Food Deserts
J.B. Brantley strapped the cotton down by wagon. He hauled his cash money crop by mule. One hundred bales of it — the difference between food on the table or not during the 1950s. Fall’s daybreak run from 781 JW Warren Road in…
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Southern Region Land-grant Researchers Finding Feral Hog Solutions
Feral hogs are a nuisance in many areas of the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage. They are reported in 35 states with a population of approximately nine million hogs causing billions in damages each year. They eat…
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Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Cancer Patients
Cancer is the number one cause of death for Coos County residents, nearly double the Oregon rate. Studies demonstrate that eating fruits and vegetables could improve outcomes for cancer patients.
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Scientists Across the Country Working to Create More Nutrient-Dense Diets
Many American diets don’t include enough basic nutrients, which can lead to health issues as we age. Low-nutrient diets lead to issues, including macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity and diabetes.
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Land-grant Universities Improve Local Food and Nutrition Security
Food security impacts individuals, as well as the health of entire communities. Through the creation of food pantries, community gardens, food drives, farmers markets and more, Land-grant Universities and local community initiatives…
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EFNEP Changing Lives
Since 1969, when the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) began, it has reached more than 34 million low-income families and youths. EFNEP is conducted by the Cooperative Extension System through Land-grant…
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Texas A&M Meat Scientist Developing ‘No Nitrite-Added’ Cured Meats
Imagine your favorite cured meat like beef jerky, pepperoni or bacon without any added sodium nitrite from any source currently necessary for color and shelf life. Dr. Wes Osburn is doing exactly that.
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Iowa State Broiler Research Points to Lasers as Environmental Enrichment Devices
To celebrate National Poultry Day, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by Iowa State University.
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A Look Back: Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program Increases Fruit and Vegetable Purchases, Leads to Launch of GusNIP
In celebration of National Nutrition Month, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is looking back on past program successes.
Press Release
USDA Announces More Than $43M Investment in Meat and Poultry Processing Research and Innovation
This release was first published at usda.gov. WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and…
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Professor Receives USDA-NIFA Grant to Address Need for Human Nutritionists
A researcher at the University of Arkansas has been awarded a USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to help educate and train master’s degree students to fill expected job openings in diverse communities. …
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1890 Colleges and Universities Support STEM Education
People in science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM) careers help fuel innovations vital to improving people’s quality of life, spurring economic growth and expanding the nation’s technological advances.
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UMES Awarded NIFA grant Aimed at Helping Hemp Growers Combat Pests, Diseases and Weeds
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore in partnership with the University of Maryland College Park and Alabama State University aims to help industrial hemp growers on Delmarva manage pests, plant diseases and weeds through a new…
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NIFA Invests $70M in Sustainable Agricultural Research
KANSAS CITY, MO., Feb. 9, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today an investment of $70 million in sustainable agricultural projects that…
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Research Expanding Opportunities for Commercial Seaweed Production
For thousands of years, seaweed has been a dietary staple for people around the world. While Japan may be the culture most frequently associated with seaweed consumption, different types of seaweed are commonly eaten in other…
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USDA to Create Plan to Expand Recreation Economies and Help People Thrive Across Rural America
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will create a plan to expand recreation economies to help people thrive across rural America. Through a Memorandum of Understanding, Rural…
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UConn Researchers Studying Unintended Effects of Gene Editing in Tomatoes
Agriculture is responsible for ensuring a safe and abundant food supply. For consumers, that means the products they see at the grocery store or farm market. Climate change, loss of land, and competition for natural resources all…
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Research Improving Dairy Cow Nutrition
Many Americans eat dairy regularly, and dairy farms contribute to rural economies, but dairy farmers face many challenges, such as keeping up with costs, managing manure and emissions, and protecting animal welfare.
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Battling Exotic Ant Pests in American Samoa
Invasive species pose a threat across the United States and its territories, but they can be especially challenging for the U.S. South Pacific territory of American Samoa. Among the invasive pests menacing the territory are several non…
