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Secretary Vilsack Meets with Mexican Agricultural Secretary
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (right) met with Mexican Agricultural Secretary Francisco Mayorga (left) in Merida, Mexico to discuss agriculture and trade. The two agricultural leaders engaged in a...
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Maintaining a Med Fly Barrier to Protect U.S. Fruits and Vegetables
On my recent trip to Guatemala, I had the honor and pleasure to spend some quality time with my counterpart from Mexico, Dr. Enrique Sanchez Cruz and the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, Francisco...
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Tick Riders: The Cornerstone of USDA’s Cattle Fever Tick Program
Recently I had the opportunity to travel to south Texas to learn first-hand about our Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. USDA has successfully eradicated cattle fever in the U.S. Only a permanent...
View ArticleWhite House Business Council Roundtable held in Mexico, Missouri
Cross posted from the White House blog: Twenty business leaders from Mexico, Missouri, joined me at the Mid America Brick plant recently for the first White House Business Council Roundtable meeting in...
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USDA Administrator Visits the “Show Me State” to Review Business, Telecom and...
Anita J. (Janie) Dunning, Missouri State Director, and Jonathan Adelstein, RUS Administrator (center), painting the Ralls County PWSD No. 1 water tower A three day visit to Missouri, the “Show Me...
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USDA Official Participates in Mexican Potato Trade Mission in Colorado
Under Secretary Ed Avalos at the Colorado State University potato research facility in Center, CO with Mexico produce buyers, CSU researchers and Commissioner John Salazar, Colorado Department of...
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U.S., Canada and Mexico Provide Comparable Agricultural Statistics Online
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Have you ever...
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With Aid of TASC Grant, South Carolina and Georgia Exports to Mexico are...
South Carolina-grown peaches are boxed and ready to be shipped to Mexico. The Mexican market opened to Georgia and South Carolina peaches for the first time in 17 years earlier this year thanks in part...
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Organics Take A Major Step Forward with U.S.-EU Partnership
EU Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloş (left) Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that the United States and the European Union formed a partnership...
View ArticleUSDA’s Chief Scientist Woteki Helps Connect Scientists from across the Globe...
In an effort to advance food and agricultural research that enables farmers and ranchers to meet the growing global demand for food, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Scientist Catherine...
View ArticleSecretary Leads Business Roundtable Discussion with U.S. and Mexican...
On Friday, May 17, 2013, in Mexico City, Mexico USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack led U.S. and Mexican agribusiness representatives in a discussion of priority issues affecting North American agriculture. The...
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Goats Grazing for Fuels Reduction on the Cleveland National Forest
Goats on the Cleveland National Forest nibble on vegetation to defend communities against wildfire by reducing regrowth. (U.S. Forest Service photo) Recently, 1,400 goats reported for duty with the...
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Leading by Example: Conservation in Arizona
Newly installed pivot irrigation lines run behind Gerry Gonzalez, NRCS district conservationist in Douglas (left) and farmer Alfredo Zamora. Travel 30 miles south of Alfredo and Sabrina Zamora’s farm...
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Drought Stricken Areas to Benefit from USDA, NOAA-Led Initiative
The Ramirez Viejo Ranch in Penitas, Texas is a decades-old ranch. Photo courtesy of NRCS. While addressing the effects of the 2012 drought, USDA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Helping Small Businesses Make a Trade Impact
Alex Weiss from Caledonia Spirits, Arnold Coombs from Bascom Family Farms, and Jeremy Stephenson from the Vermont Cheese Council, attend the Food and Hotel China Show in Shanghai to exhibit their...
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Expanding the American Brand
The American brand of agriculture is surging in popularity worldwide. The last four years represent the strongest in history for agricultural trade, with U.S. agricultural exports exceeding $478...
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A Home for the Holidays
Robert Tapia, a single father of two, is pictured outside the Reedley, Calif. home he proudly helped build with ten other families through USDA's Mutual Self-Help Housing Loan program in partnership...
View ArticleAn American Grown State Dinner – Featuring America’s Cut Flower Industry
Last week, President and Mrs. Obama hosted France’s President, Francois Hollande for a State Dinner on the South Lawn of the White House. State Dinners are a way to celebrate U.S. relations with...
View ArticleWhy You Should Know the Name Norman Borlaug
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Most Americans have...
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Need for Geospatial Data Grows Across the Country
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. During the month of...
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