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EFNEP Changing Lives
March 23, 2023
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…
Blog
Community Nutrition Programs Improve Healthful Outcomes
March 22, 2023
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…
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Texas A&M Meat Scientist Developing ‘No Nitrite-Added’ Cured Meats
March 22, 2023
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…
Announcement
NIFA Invests $9.4M in Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative
March 21, 2023
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, 2023
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…
Blog
What is a Forest?
March 21, 2023
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.
Blog
Tribal Youth Use ‘Seed Bombs’ to Heal Wildfire-Damaged Lands
March 20, 2023
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…
Impact
Iowa State Broiler Research Points to Lasers as Environmental Enrichment Devices
March 16, 2023
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
March 10, 2023
In celebration of National Nutrition Month, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is looking back on past program successes.
Blog
Conversations with #WomenInScience: Amy Ganguli, Ph.D.
March 9, 2023
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…
Press Release
USDA Announces More Than $43M Investment in Meat and Poultry Processing Research and Innovation
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 expansion in support of its ongoing efforts to transform the food system at every…
Announcement
NIFA Invests $8.9M in Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
March 8, 2023
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.
Blog
USDA Observes Inaugural National Biobased Products Day
March 8, 2023
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.
Blog
State of Success: Oregon
March 8, 2023
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.
Announcement
NIFA Invests $300K in Response to Extreme Weather Events Across the U.S.
March 6, 2023
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…
Blog
Northeast Maple Syrup Season Off to a Very Early Start
March 6, 2023
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…
Impact
Professor Receives USDA-NIFA Grant to Address Need for Human Nutritionists
March 3, 2023
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.
Impact
1890 Colleges and Universities Support STEM Education
February 27, 2023
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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NIFA Program Supporting Beginning Farmers
February 27, 2023
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…
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In Conversation with #WomenInScience: Susan Moser, Ph.D.
February 27, 2023
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…
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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Shannon Horrillo, Ph.D.
February 27, 2023
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,…
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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Rubella S. Goswami, Ph.D.
February 27, 2023
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…
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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Rizana Mahroof, Ph.D.
February 26, 2023
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…
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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Martha Ray Sartor, Ph.D.
February 26, 2023
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…
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Conversations with #WomenInScience: Ashley Mueller, Ph.D.
February 26, 2023
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…
