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Celebrate National Higher Education Day
NIFA’s education programs are designed to enhance the food and agriculture workforce pipeline, including disciplines supportive of the food and agriculture sector, through programs that support workforce development, increase agricultural literacy, strengthen student recruitment and retention and build educational capacity.
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USDA’s Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Creates $85m Economic Impact, Increases Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Decreases Food Insecurity in Year 3
The Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Center (NTAE) has released Year 3 (2021-2022) evaluation impact findings for the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP).
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#BeatPlasticPollution this World Environment Day
Hosted this year by Côte d'Ivoire in partnership with the Netherlands, the day is focusing on solutions to plastic pollution.
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State of Success: National Utah Day
The Utah Agricultural Experiment Station (UAES) was established in 1888 and is the historic foundation of research, teaching and Extension at Utah State University.
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USDA NIFA to Invest $12.7M in Sustainable Agroecosystems (A1451)
The Sustainable Agroecosystems (A1451) program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative funds research projects that focus on the improvement of ecosystem health and output of ecosystem services in managed production systems — like croplands, forests and rangelands — that are currently under stress or at risk from climate change, pests, pathogens, invasive plants and increased environmental pressures.
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USDA NIFA Invests $6.2M to Advance Agricultural Biosecurity (AFRI A1181)
Initiated in 2018, the Agricultural Biosecurity (A1811) program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative focuses on increasing the national capacity to prevent, rapidly detect and respond to biological threats to the U.S. agriculture and food supply.
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USDA NIFA Invests $12M to Improve Plant Production (AFRI A1152)
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Physiology of Agricultural Plants (A1152) program area priority advances research to improve plant production, which is critical to the sustainability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture.
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Chase City Community Gardens Flourish
The following is reprinted by permission from Virginia State University and first appeared on the VSU Extension website.
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NIFA Honors Veterans and Military Service Members on Memorial Day and Every Day
In May, NIFA honors Memorial Day and Mental Health Awareness Month by offering several webinars and through veteran-centric grant programs.
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Growing Hawaii’s New Farmers
The University of Hawaii (UH) recognized the need to develop new farmers focused on commercial production and aid existing farms to increase yield and profitability.
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State of Success: National Wyoming Day
Wyoming remains the least populated state in the nation—in terms of human residents, at least. With a population of less than 600,000 spread out across more than 97,000 square miles, the state is home to far more cattle than people.
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USDA NIFA Invests $26.7M to Further Research into Pests and Beneficial Species (AFRI A1112)
The Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative aims to advance knowledge of invasive or established plant pests and associated beneficial species leading to innovative and biologically-based strategies to manage pests.
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Commodity Board Co-funding Topics (AFRI A1811)
USDA NIFA and various commodity boards seek to co-fund research projects that will improve crop production efficiency and advance solutions to critically important problems in U.S. agriculture to increase farmer profitability and sustainability.
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A1103 AFRI Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products FY23
The AFRI Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products (A1103) program supports projects to study the synthesis of plant-derived, high-value chemicals and ingredients for use in foods, pharmaceuticals, and other natural products.
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USDA Extends Application Deadline for the Organic Market Development Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for the Organic Market Development Grants (OMDG) Request for Applications (RFA) to August 8, 2023.
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NIFA Helps Veterinary Medical Students Repay Loans
VMLRP provides up to $75,000 in loan repayment over a three-year period to help eligible veterinarians offset a significant portion of the debt incurred in pursuit of their veterinary medical degrees in return for their service in certain high-priority veterinary shortage situations.
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On World Bee Day, Celebrate NIFA-Funded Native American Pollinator Projects
Under the theme, “Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production,” World Bee Day 2023 calls for global action to support pollinator-friendly agricultural production and highlights the importance of protecting bees and other pollinators, particularly through evidence-based agricultural production practices.
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Land-grant Universities Support the ‘Queen of Forages’
Several Land-grant Universities conduct research and Extension projects with funding from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) that supports the nation’s alfalfa industry.
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Understanding and Addressing the Stress Faced by the Nation’s Farmers and Ranchers
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, it is important to recognize projects funded through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program and how they are addressing important needs within farm communities.
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State of Success: National Washington Day
The WSU College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) traces its origins to our Land-grant University's founding.