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Research, Education, and Economics

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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USDA Scientific Integrity Policy Scores “Top Grade” in New Report

Making Sure Consumers Get What They Pay For

UC Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students for Gainful Employment

How 4-H Rocks for Missouri Youth of All Abilities

Three Ways USDA Helps Consumers Keep Foods Safe

Local Experience Plants Seeds of Positive Youth Development Abroad

Celebrating the Highbush Blueberry’s Centennial

Using Market Data to Feed the World

Walnuts Have Fewer Calories than the Label Suggests, ARS Researcher Discovers

Poinsettias: Helping an Icon to Bloom at the Right Time

From Boots to Roots: Helping Women and Hispanic Vets Earn Ag, STEM Degrees

USDA Programs Help Ease Transition to Farming, One Vet at a Time

Discovering the Health Benefits of Wine Grape Seeds

USDA VIVO Provides a Powerful Web Search Tool for Connecting Researchers, Research Projects and Outcomes

Congress enacted the Second Morrill Act, creating a group of African-American land-grant universities, in the year 1890.Today – 125 years later – USDA maintains a close relation with these “1890 Universities".