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NIFA Announces $41.4 Million in Grants to Encourage Healthy Food Purchases for SNAP Participants; image of produce at Seattle Farmer's Market; courtesy of Getty images.

Announcement

Nov 6, 2019

NIFA Announces $41.4 Million in Grants to Encourage Healthy Food Purchases for SNAP Participants

USDA’s NIFA Selects South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn to Deliver 2019 William H. Hatch Memorial Lecture. Photo of Dr. Barry Dunn, courtesy of South Dakota State University.

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Nov 4, 2019

USDA’s NIFA Selects South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn to Deliver 2019 William H. Hatch Memorial Lecture

USDA, Research Partners Announce Winners of Awards for Excellence in Agricultural Research, Leadership and Diversity. Photo of a trophy, courtesy Getty Images.

Announcement

Oct 22, 2019

USDA, Research Partners Announce Winners of Awards for Excellence in Agricultural Research, Leadership and Diversity

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Want to Save Money? Invest in Agricultural Biosecurity. Photo of a poultry producer checks the broiler hens in one of his chicken houses, courtesy of USDA photos by Bob Nichols.

Blog

Aug 27, 2019

Want to Save Money? Invest in Agricultural Biosecurity

Purple Corn Offers Benefits Inside and Out. NIFA Blog. Researchers at the University of Illinois found that elements of purple corn might help fight several diseases; photo by L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Blog

Aug 5, 2019

Purple Corn Offers Benefits Inside and Out

New Software Helps Plant Breeders Bring Out Their Best. NIFA Blog story. Photo of Thomas Björkman, professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, studying broccoli in a field at Cornell AgriTech, courtesy of Matt Hayes, Cornell University.

Blog

Jul 25, 2019

New Software Helps Plant Breeders Bring Out Their Best

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NIFA Speeches. Photo of a corded microphone on a stand; courtesy of Pixabay.

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Sep 25, 2017

Controlled Environment Agriculture

NIFA Speeches. Photo of a corded microphone on a stand; courtesy of Pixabay.

Speeches

Aug 31, 2017

The Miracle That Is the Monarch

NIFA Speeches. Photo of a corded microphone on a stand; courtesy of Pixabay.

Speeches

Jan 18, 2017

University of Pine Bluff 2016 Commencement Address

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