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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…
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Promoting Philanthropy through 4-H
November 15 is National Philanthropy Day, which celebrates individuals and organizations that give back to the community. 4-H is committed to delivering high-quality, positive youth development.
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Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Each year, the week before Thanksgiving is designated Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week with the intention to educate the public, draw attention to the problem of poverty, and build up the base of volunteers and supporters for…
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NIFA Invests $3.4M in Food and Ag Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgrad Fellowship Grants Program
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program trains students for masters and/or doctoral degrees. Fellowships and Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research…
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NIFA Invests $2.5M to Support Military Veteran Agriculture Training Programs
The Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) program encourages the development of training opportunities specifically designed for military veterans. AgVets projects will offer onsite, hands-on training and…
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NIFA Invests $21.7M in Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension
USDA-NIFA’s Emergency Citrus Disease Research & Extension (ECDRE) program brings the nation's top scientists together with citrus industry representatives to find scientifically sound solutions that combat and…
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State of Success: Louisiana
To celebrate National Louisiana Day on November 9, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU…
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Respecting Roots and Growing for the Future with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Six years ago, there was a 300-acre parcel of wooded land in North Stonington, Connecticut. A dirt road led into the property, and Jeremy Whipple, executive director of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN) Department of…
