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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 Institutions…

Mother and children cooking vegetables together. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock.

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Community Nutrition Programs Improve Healthful Outcomes

Community Nutrition Education Programs, a service of the Land-grant University System, use Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) funding to educate and…

Family eating food together at the dinner table. Courtesy of Adobe Stock.

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Texas A&M Meat Scientist Developing ‘No Nitrite-Added’ Cured Meats

Dr. Wes Osburn, associate professor in meat science in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science, has set out to find an innovative method to generate the nitric oxide and residual nitrite…

At center, Texas A&M University meat scientist Dr. Wes Osburn is working in his lab with students Tanner Wright and Arlie Reeves on a new no nitrite-added cured meat system. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller)

Announcement

NIFA Invests $9.4M in Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative (UIE) was launched this year, providing grants for research, education and Extension…

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NIFA Celebrates National Ag Day

March 21 marks the 50th Anniversary of National Ag Day, which will be celebrated in communities and schools across the nation.  One of USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) strategic objectives aligns closely with…

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What is a Forest?

To celebrate International Day of Forests, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Dr. Daniel Cassidy, National Program Leader, discusses the role of forests.  

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Tribal Youth Use ‘Seed Bombs’ to Heal Wildfire-Damaged Lands

With funding provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) grant, Extension and tribal partners developed a citizen science project to help youth learn about…

Tribal youth places seed bomb on charred rangeland. Photo credit: Linda McLean

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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. 

Broiler chickens are motivated to move by dot-sized laser lights on the floor of pens. Credit: 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.

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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Amy Ganguli, Ph.D.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is featuring Dr. Amy Ganguli. Dr. Ganguli serves as a National Program Leader in the Division of Global Climate in the Institute of…

Amy Ganguli stands in a rocky field.

Press Release

USDA Announces More Than $43M Investment in Meat and Poultry Processing Research and Innovation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion in support of its ongoing efforts to transform the food system at every…

A person in personal protective equipment prepares meat in a processing plant. Image courtesy of Getty Images.

Announcement

NIFA Invests $8.9M in Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today the fiscal year 2022 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) awards.

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USDA Observes Inaugural National Biobased Products Day

Today marks the USDA’s inaugural National Biobased Products Day, which is intended to raise awareness of biobased products, their benefits and contributions to the U.S. economy.  

National Biobased Products Day March 8th logo

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State of Success: Oregon

To celebrate National Oregon Day on March 8, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences.   

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NIFA Invests $300K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.

NIFA has funded — through the Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program — a Kentucky State University project related to a flooding incident. Rapid responses to extreme weather events are…

Flooded road and fields Adobe stock photo

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Northeast Maple Syrup Season Off to a Very Early Start

If you live in the Northeast, you may have noticed that some maple syrup producers are tapping their trees already. And if you think it seems a bit early to be tapping trees this year, you are correct. In fact, maple syrup operations in…

Pure maple syrup is graded on four key attributes: Color, clarity, density and flavor. Credit: UVM Extension.

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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.  

Portrait of Donna Graham, University Professor and Director of the School of Human Environmental Sciences in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.

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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. 

Elementary school students performing scientific experiment. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock.

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NIFA Program Supporting Beginning Farmers

In 2017, the United States had 48,697 producers who identified as black and accounted for 1.4 percent of the country’s 3.4 million producers, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture reports. Twenty-nine percent of those producers…

Farmer examining kale from her garden. Courtesy of Adobe Stock.

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In Conversation with #WomenInScience: Susan Moser, Ph.D.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is featuring Dr. Susan Moser. Dr. Moser serves as Division Director for Plant Systems – Production in the Institute of Food Production and…

Headshot of Susan Moser wearing a scarf with a blue background.

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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Shannon Horrillo, Ph.D.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is featuring Dr. Shannon Horrillo. Dr. Horrillo serves as Division Director for the Division of Youth and 4-H in the Institute of Youth,…

Headshot of Shannon Horrillo on grey background.

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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Rubella S. Goswami, Ph.D.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is featuring Dr. Rubella Goswami. Dr. Goswami serves as Director for the Division of Plant Systems-Protection in the Institute of Food…

Headshot of Rubella Goswami with a wood background.

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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Rizana Mahroof, Ph.D.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is featuring Dr. Rizana Mahroof. Dr. Mahroof serves as National Program Leader in the Division of Community and Education in Institute of…

Dr. Mahroof serves as National Program Leader in the Division of Community and Education in Institute of Youth, Family and Community.

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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Martha Ray Sartor, Ph.D.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is featuring Dr. Martha Ray Sartor. Dr. Sartor serves as Division Director for the Division of Family and Consumer Sciences in the…

Martha Ray Sartor portrait.

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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Ashley Mueller, Ph.D. 

In celebration of Women’s History Month, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is featuring Dr. Ashley Mueller. Dr. Mueller serves as a National Program Leader in the Division of Family and Consumer Science in the…

Headshot of Ashley Meuller sitting on a chair.
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