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The instructor is teaching the student how to secure the knot" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/28/becoming-tree-climber-training-trees" rel="bookmark"><span>Becoming a Tree Climber: Training in the Trees</span> </a> </h3> <div> <p>For the first time ever, expert tree climbers with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) Eradication Program trained fellow APHIS employees from another program on how to climb trees with a purpose.</p> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">Merilyn Navarro Sanchez, Communications Intern, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/animals">Animals</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 28, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/28/becoming-tree-climber-training-trees#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story Becoming a Tree Climber: Training in the Trees"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser"><article class="usda-blog-teaser-wrapper"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-thumbnail"> <div> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/23/keeping-cranberries-thanksgiving-menu" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-11/USDA%20Cranberry%20Blog%20Photo.JPG?itok=jyLY1BMZ" width="568" height="400" alt="cranberry farm" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/23/keeping-cranberries-thanksgiving-menu" rel="bookmark"><span>Keeping Cranberries on the Thanksgiving Menu</span> </a> </h3> <div> For many families, a Thanksgiving meal would not be the same without the sweet, tart goodness of cranberry dishes. A project funded by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at Oregon State University (OSU) is working to ensure that staple stays on the table. <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">Posted by Scott Elliott, Agricultural Research Service Office of Communications Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/research-and-science">Research and Science</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 23, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/23/keeping-cranberries-thanksgiving-menu#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story Keeping Cranberries on the Thanksgiving Menu"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser"><article class="usda-blog-teaser-wrapper"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-thumbnail"> <div> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/21/usda-helps-promote-power-powwow-dancing-and-career-possibilities" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-11/oppe-promote-power-powwow-dancing-blog-112122.jpg?itok=ChXSv0Gu" width="568" height="400" alt="Roland Begaye" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/21/usda-helps-promote-power-powwow-dancing-and-career-possibilities" rel="bookmark"><span>USDA Helps Promote the Power of Powwow Dancing and Career Possibilities</span> </a> </h3> <div> <p>Roland Begaye, 28, believes in family, friends, colleagues, and the power of powwow dancing. As a member of the Navajo Nation, in Arizona, he has had many opportunities to watch and participate as a skilled powwow dancer himself.</p> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">Stephanie Ho, Acting Communications Lead, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/equity">Equity</a> <a href="/media/blog/category/initiatives">Initiatives</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 18, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/21/usda-helps-promote-power-powwow-dancing-and-career-possibilities#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story USDA Helps Promote the Power of Powwow Dancing and Career Possibilities"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser"><article class="usda-blog-teaser-wrapper"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-thumbnail"> <div> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/15/turkey-day-myths" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-11/fsis-turkey-day-myths-blog-111522.jpg?itok=893_qufO" width="568" height="400" alt="A turkey and a pie with different fruits on plates" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/15/turkey-day-myths" rel="bookmark"><span>Turkey Day Myths</span> </a> </h3> <div> <p>Quit food safety confusion cold turkey this Thanksgiving! While this holiday is a great time to spend with family and friends, it’s also time to bust some myths.</p> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">Kenneth King, Public Affairs Specialist, FSIS-USDA Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/health-and-safety">Health and Safety</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 15, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/15/turkey-day-myths#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story Turkey Day Myths"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser"><article class="usda-blog-teaser-wrapper"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-thumbnail"> <div> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/14/tribal-food-sovereignty-focus-nafdpir-conference" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-11/fns-tribal-food-sovereignty-blog-111422.jpg?itok=uwdUtPGd" width="568" height="400" alt="A filet of salmon encrusted in a wild rice coating rests on a white plate" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/14/tribal-food-sovereignty-focus-nafdpir-conference" rel="bookmark"><span>Tribal Food Sovereignty a Focus of NAFDPIR Conference</span> </a> </h3> <div> <p>When you recognize the food on your plate, you recall memories of sharing meals with loved ones.</p> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">Keri Bradford-Gomez (Choctaw), Senior Technical Advisor, Food and Nutrition Service Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/equity">Equity</a> <a href="/media/blog/category/food-and-nutrition">Food and Nutrition</a> <a href="/media/blog/category/initiatives">Initiatives</a> <a href="/media/blog/category/nutrition-security">Nutrition Security</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 14, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/14/tribal-food-sovereignty-focus-nafdpir-conference#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story Tribal Food Sovereignty a Focus of NAFDPIR Conference"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser"><article class="usda-blog-teaser-wrapper"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-thumbnail"> <div> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/10/thank-farmer-harvest-season" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-11/nass-thank-farmer-harvest-season-blog-111022.jpg?itok=681QGQxB" width="568" height="400" alt="A map of the United States with select states’ number one crop" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/10/thank-farmer-harvest-season" rel="bookmark"><span>Thank a Farmer this Harvest Season</span> </a> </h3> <div> As we wrap up the harvest season and slide into the holiday season, let's take a moment to thank farmers for our favorite holiday commodities. We also thank farmers for completing their <a href="https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/index.php">Census of Agriculture</a> and <a href="https://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/index.php">other USDA-NASS surveys</a> that provide data about U.S. agriculture. <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">USDA National Agricultural Statistics Staff Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/research-and-science">Research and Science</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 09, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/10/thank-farmer-harvest-season#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story Thank a Farmer this Harvest Season"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser"><article class="usda-blog-teaser-wrapper"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-thumbnail"> <div> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/10/usda-science-adapts-communities-climate-needs" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-11/ocs-usda-science-adapts-climate-needs-blog-111022.jpg?itok=OYESCFn2" width="568" height="400" alt="C.G. Merlo Ranch in San Saba, Texas" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/10/usda-science-adapts-communities-climate-needs" rel="bookmark"><span>USDA Science Adapts to Communities’ Climate Needs</span> </a> </h3> <div> <p>Unprecedented floods in Kentucky and Yellowstone, a megadrought in the Southwest, historic wildfires in Alaska—these are some of the many consequences climate change has already wrought onto diverse American communities in 2022, alone. These increasingly common extreme weather events disproportionately affect American rural communities and producers.</p> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">Gretchen Kroh, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Office of the Chief Scientist Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/research-and-science">Research and Science</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 09, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/10/usda-science-adapts-communities-climate-needs#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story USDA Science Adapts to Communities’ Climate Needs"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser"><article class="usda-blog-teaser-wrapper"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-thumbnail"> <div> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/09/omaha-tribe-nebraska-wic-garden-partners-community-nutrition-education" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-11/fns-omaha-tribe-nebraska-blog-110922.jpg?itok=BpiG9zn9" width="568" height="400" alt="Jessika Free-Bass and Mario Ramos hold garden produce and stand with Cheryl Kennedy" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/09/omaha-tribe-nebraska-wic-garden-partners-community-nutrition-education" rel="bookmark"><span>Omaha Tribe of Nebraska WIC Garden Partners with Community for Nutrition Education</span> </a> </h3> <div> <p>It was a sunny fall day in mid-October when I had the honor of visiting the Omaha Nation WIC program. Upon meeting WIC Director Jessika Free-Bass, I visited the Tribe's WIC garden, which they use to grow produce for client nutrition education. For the Omaha Tribe, nutrition education is a community effort.</p> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">Cheryl Kennedy, Mountain Plains Regional Administrator, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/equity">Equity</a> <a href="/media/blog/category/nutrition-security">Nutrition Security</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 08, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/09/omaha-tribe-nebraska-wic-garden-partners-community-nutrition-education#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story Omaha Tribe of Nebraska WIC Garden Partners with Community for Nutrition Education"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser"><article class="usda-blog-teaser-wrapper"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-thumbnail"> <div> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/09/usda-helps-tribal-student-her-way-realizing-goal-working-natural-resources" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-11/oppe-tribal-student-natural-resources-job-blog-110922.jpg?itok=9Siji-oK" width="568" height="400" alt="USDA 1994 Tribal Scholar Angellisa Hoffman" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-content"> <h3> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/09/usda-helps-tribal-student-her-way-realizing-goal-working-natural-resources" rel="bookmark"><span>USDA Helps Tribal Student on Her Way to Realizing Goal of Working in Natural Resources</span> </a> </h3> <div> <p>Twentysomething Native American Angellisa Hoffman was born and raised in the White Mountain Apache tribe in Arizona. Her long-term goal is to have a job related to environmental or natural resources. For that vision to become a reality, she sees a university degree as a necessary part of her career path.</p> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-author">Stephanie Ho, Acting Communications Lead, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement Posted in <a href="/media/blog/category/initiatives">Initiatives</a> </div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-date"> Nov 08, 2022</div> <div class="usda-blog-teaser-links"> <a href="/media/blog/2022/11/09/usda-helps-tribal-student-her-way-realizing-goal-working-natural-resources#write-blog-response" aria-label="Respond to the story USDA Helps Tribal Student on Her Way to Realizing Goal of Working in Natural Resources"> Respond to this story </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <nav class="pager" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pager__items js-pager__items"> <li class="pager__item is-active"> <a href="?page=0" 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