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USDA celebrates National FFA Week

Lindsey Abentroth, Youth Coordinator, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

National FFA Week is a great time to highlight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) active partnership with the organization.

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USDA Statisticians Offer Lesson Plans to Enhance Classroom Education

March 15, 2011 Dr. Cynthia Clark, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the U.S. Department of Agriculture blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the agency’s rich science and research portfolio. During this week – National Agriculture Week—agriculture groups all across the country are...

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Secretary Vilsack Builds Stronger Relationship with National FFA, Urges National Officer Team to Get Involved in the Farm Bill Process

January 21, 2011 Wayne Maloney, Office of Communications

As dozens of representatives from businesses and organizations that support the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) listened yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spent about 15 minutes in a Washington meeting room speaking directly to six college-age individuals. The six, from across...

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The Recovery Act in Your Community: Using Terraces to Reduce Erosion and Improve Water Quality

September 16, 2010 Stephanie McLain, District Conservationist, NRCS Minnesota

Jim Joens remembers planting crops on the Minnesota farm where he grew up as early as 1973, when he was 14 years old. Even then he knew that farming was what he wanted to be doing, and he’s been doing it ever since.

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