Maggie Lawrence retweeted
Dr. Paul Siegel received his award tonight at the @GoldGooseAward ceremony in Washington, D.C. Congratulations! #GGA23
ALT Dr. Seigel smiling with his Golden Goose trophy
Hope everyone will welcome my new agency Director—Dr. Manjit Misra! This is his first day at NIFA.
Join us in giving our new NIFA Director Dr. Manjit Misra a warm welcome as he begins his first official day at the agency!
Learn more about Dr. Misra here: usda.gov/media/press-release…
ALT Welcome NIFA's new director Dr. Manjit Misra graphic. Image of Dr. Misra
Maggie Lawrence retweeted
Land-grant Universities scientists are working together to better understand the properties of particulates, how they behave and move through soil, air and water, and how they affect ag production, air quality, human health & climate over time & space. ➡️ nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blo…
ALT International Day of Clean Air graphic by NIFA.
Learn more about research being done to protect honey bees
Amy Vu with @UF_IFAS shares a recent NIFA grant project aimed to educate veterinarians on honey bee pests and diseases. Learn more about Vu and her path to @UF_IFAS here: nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blo…
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Coral reef ecosystems are severely threatened by pollution, disease, overharvesting. For thousands of years, long-spined sea urchins helped keep reefs intact which is why @UF_IFAS scientists aim to enhance urchin populations. ➡️blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2022…
ALT A sea urchin. Courtesy, Josh Patterson, UF/IFAS.
Learn more about NIFA supports people with disabilities.
NIFA is committed to ensuring its programs are inclusive and provide equal opportunities for all. In 1991, NIFA launched its @NatlAgrAbility program to provide education, assistance & support to farmers and ranchers with disabilities. #ADA32 nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blo…
Maggie Lawrence retweeted
NIFA is committed to ensuring its programs are inclusive and provide equal opportunities for all. In 1991, NIFA launched its @NatlAgrAbility program to provide education, assistance & support to farmers and ranchers with disabilities. #ADA32 nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blo…
Cover cropping is an important Part of sustainable ag
The Blesh Soil & Agroecosystems Lab at the @UMich is seeking farmers to participate in a citizen science study investigating variation in cover crop growth across different farming conditions. Learn more details here: indianaagconnection.com/stor…
ALT Curved rows of soybeans planted on a cereal rye cover crop. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock.
Developing better cotton
Great News! @USDA_ARS researchers along with their partners have been awarded a @USDA_NIFA grant for a plant breeding project that will allow them to begin to enable genetic and phenotypic technology-directed breeding in public cotton breeding programs. go.usa.gov/xttkM
Excited to be part of the NIFA Communications team—sharing about the research and outreach going on at nation’s land grant universities.
NIFA partners with its sister agencies to share important info with farmers & producers as we work to create more & better market opportunities for producers & consumers. Soybean stocks were up 7% from a year earlier, according to @usda_nass 2021 Crop Production Annual Summary.
Maggie Lawrence retweeted
A @NCState associate professor of plant genomics, was awarded a $637,000 grant from @USDA_NIFA to increase anthocyanin yield in purple carrots and to improve anthocyanin longevity in food products. ▶️ hortidaily.com/article/93990…
This is very cool!
Certain health issues preclude many people from consuming white rice. A new rice variety developed by the @LSUAgCenter has a reduced glycemic score that is allowing people to put rice back on their plate.
Looking at a record high corn yield for corn last year.
NIFA & @usda_nass work to provide info to farmers, producers, and growers while aiming to create more & better market opportunities. Corn yield in the U.S. is estimated at a record high 177 bushels per acre, 5.6 bushels above the 2020 yield of 171.4 bushels per acre.
Good work going on @AuburnU ! Check out what @sarahbcarey is doing in hops research.
A postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences in @AuburnAg, recently received a two-year, $225,000 postdoctoral fellowship from USDA's NIFA for developing genomic tools to sustainably accelerate hop breeding programs.▶️agriculture.auburn.edu/featu…
ALT Sarah Carey, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, recently received a two-year, $225,000 postdoctoral fellowship from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Maggie Lawrence retweeted
#NationalCarrotCakeDay would not be possible without its key ingredient. Learn more about crucial carrot research being conducted by Land-grant Universities, supported by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
@ucanr
@USDA_ARS
@OregonState
Maggie Lawrence retweeted
According to the @USFWS, more than 110 million acres of wetland stretched across the country in 2009. On #WorldWetlandsDay, we are showcasing partners conducting vital wetlands research and outreach with support from the USDA’s NIFA.
Maggie Lawrence retweeted
.@USDA awarded a $491,212 multi-year grant to @chooselacentral that will create more opportunities for #farmers and #ranchers and increase the availability of locally sourced food. @USDA_NIFA funded. Read more: klax-tv.com/usda-grant-expan…
ALT Young farmer examine corn seed in corn fields. Courtesy of Adobe Stock.
