The USDA/1890 Land-Grant National Scholars Program is a partnership between USDA and the 1890 historically black land-grant colleges and universities. The program provides full tuition, fees, books, room and board to students pursuing degrees in agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or related academic disciplines.

Sep 4, 2024 · An estimated 86.5 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2023, with access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members.

Jan 8, 2025 · USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) researchers and others who analyze conditions in "rural" America most often study conditions in nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) areas, defined on the basis of counties.

Jan 8, 2025 · For more information, see the USDA, ERS report: Food Insecurity in Households With Children: Prevalence, Severity, and Household Characteristics, 2010-11. How Many People Lived in Food-insecure Households? In 2023: 47.4 million people lived in food-insecure households. 12.2 million adults lived in households with very low food security.

Jan 8, 2025 · Source:USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The choice of a rural definition should be based on the purpose of the application, whether that application is for research, policy analysis, or program implementation.

Dec 16, 2024 · The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for December 2024 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report on domestic and international markets for …

The ERS State Fact Sheets provide information on population, income, poverty, food security, education, employment, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and agricultural exports.

Jan 8, 2025 · USDA provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers through voluntary conservation programs to address natural resource concerns. While the 2002 and 2008 Farm Acts each increased conservation spending, the 2014 and 2018 Farm Acts held total budgeted spending largely level, at an average of between $6.0 and $6.5 billion ...

Jan 8, 2025 · USDA has estimated annual production costs and returns and published accounts for major field crop and livestock enterprises since 1975. Cost and return estimates are reported for the United States and major production regions for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, peanuts, oats, barley, milk, hogs, and cow-calf.

ERS provides research, analysis, and information on China's agricultural policy, outlook, and trade, including reports on specific commodities, food safety issues, rising consumer demand, and production challenges.