USDA Down To Earth
Summary: A podcast about some of the activities and events at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Podcasts:
USDA continues to research problems facing bees.
Brown Marmorated Stinkbugs are spreading throughout the United States damaging fruit and vegetable crops. The USDA’s Bob Ellison has more on what USDA researchers are doing to address this threat.
USDA is rolling out a rule that will make sure that kids can buy only healthy snacks in schools.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was on the road urging passage of a new Farm Bill.
The summer of 2013 is going to be very different from last summer for much of the nation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture opened its farmers market for the 2013 season with the messages of supporting local producers, improving nutrition and increasing exercise.
Helping farmer and ranchers deal with climate change was the subject of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s speech at the National Press Club.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling on both the public sector and private industry to reduce food waste.
Food price inflation should be low this year, except when it comes to beef prices.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was a featured guest on a recent web forum on food and agriculture issues.
Last year the Administration launched its digital government strategy to transform government services in line with Twenty First Century expectations. In this feature, the USDA's Bob Ellison looks at how some Agriculture Department agencies have pursued that goal.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling on Congress to pass legislation he says is crucial to American farmers.
The U-S Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is assessing what it can do to help farmers whose land and property was damaged by recent floods in the Midwest.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture researcher is studying the feasibility of using cheaper alternatives to commercial fertilizers and how much farmers can use in an environmentally friendly way.
A USDA meteorologist says drought is affecting less of the nation and reducing the effect of recent flooding. The USDA’s Bob Ellison has more.
