Mark your calendars!🗓️The virtual #USDAScience Showcase & Innovation Challenge Reveal is on Sept. 30 from 2:30-3:25 PM ET. Join us as we spotlight USDA's cutting-edge research & reveal the breakthrough Innovation Challenge projects. Livestream link: usda.gov/live

Antibiotics save millions of lives every year. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens their effectiveness. #USDAScience works w/ partners to address AMR in agriculture—from improving detection methods to developing antimicrobial alternatives & more: bit.ly/3TGXCzK

Meet Luz Serrato Diaz, a Research Plant Pathologist at Agricultural Research Service! In Puerto Rico, Luz studies diseases that affect tropical crops. Read our newest employee spotlight blog to see how she honors her Colombian roots during #HispanicHeritageMonth: bit.ly/3MVblz8 #USDAScience

Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue requiring a global response. This week, USDA & our partners are attending the UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance to discuss a One Health approach to keep antimicrobial drugs safe & effective. #USDAScience

MBR Space Centre "We can move the needle on many diseases & chronic health issues that affect women disproportionately through nutrition"—USDA Chief Scientist Dr. Jacobs-Young at the #WEempowerSummit in Dubai emphasizing the imperative to prioritize women in nutrition research. #USDAScience

It's back to school season📚! Philadelphia ag education programs are supporting the next generation of agriculturalists, environmentalists & problem solvers. Giving young people, regardless of zip code, an opportunity to be a part of ag. More: bit.ly/3B6zCj8 #USDAScience

Next stop, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre!🛰️MBR Space Centre is an advanced scientific & technological hub, home to the UAE National Space Programme. Thank you to Director General H.E. Salem Humaid AlMarri for giving USDA Chief Scientist Dr. Jacobs-Young a tour. #USDAScience

USDA Chief Scientist Dr. Jacobs-Young & Shady Brook Elementary students harvest sweet potatoes from the NC State Extension Community Garden. Extension is a vital partner in bringing ag education & research to communities across the nation. #USDAScience

📍In Kannapolis, NC, USDA Chief Scientist & Under Secretary Dr. Jacobs-Young visits students from Shady Brook Elementary School to talk about agriculture & the cool #USDAScience that's helping feed, fuel & clothe the world. #AgEducation

USDA Chief Scientist Dr. Jacobs-Young is at the National Black Growers Council Field Day in GA. This event highlights ag innovations helping small & mid-sized farms. The group toured James Farms to see the high-tech solutions used in peanut & soybean production. #USDAScience

Check it out!🎥USDA Chief Scientist Dr. Jacobs-Young & U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop, Jr. discuss how ag science, innovation & data are all critical to taking on the complex agricultural challenges of our time. #USDAScience

Support for 1890s & HBCUs is essential to building a strong ag workforce. At Fort Valley State University, USDA Chief Scientist Dr. Jacobs-Young joined university leadership, Sanford Bishop, Jr., students & more to see the amazing ag innovation on campus that's been fueled by USDA investments. #USDAScience

Ag students from the UGA are pioneering breakthrough solutions that help farmers & communities thrive. USDA Chief Scientist Dr. Jacobs-Young met w/ UGA leadership & students to learn more about the school's cutting-edge research & USDA-funded projects. #USDAScience

USDA Chief Scientist & Under Secretary Dr. Jacobs-Young shares her top 3 takeaways from the USDA Northeast Regional Equity Convening in Philadelphia: bit.ly/3X4dSM5 #USDAScience

August is National Breastfeeding Month! USDA study sets the nutrition baseline for breastfeeding that focuses on maternal and childhood health. loom.ly/xbh4zV4 #USDAScience

It's #HashtagDay! Today, we celebrate the #USDAScience hashtag, which spotlights USDA's incredible research & innovation that's shaping the way we feed, power & clothe the world.🌎

#DYK: The blueberries in your shopping cart today are in part thanks to a USDA breeding program started 100+ years ago? #USDAScience has advanced the cultivation of these sweet treats, which are now a pantry staple for many consumers around the world.

It's #WorldHoneyBeeDay!🐝Honey bees are essential to ag & food security. This year, two Agricultural Research Service researchers won the #Sammies2024 People's Choice Award for revolutionizing bee disease diagnosis & treatment—helping to keep bees healthy. More: bit.ly/3YPOn3J #USDAScience

It's cookout season! #DYK producers from Texas & Oklahoma provide many of the staples that you find at BBQs across the country—from chicken wings to tablecloths to watermelon & more.⬇️ #USDAScience Find more TX & OK National Agricultural Statistics Service ag census stats: bit.ly/4dmxkLb

#DYK: #USDAScience is powering your local farmers market? From nutritious produce varieties, to data on food & nutrition security, to programs that provide access to healthy foods—USDA research is making an impact at farmers markets across the Nation. #NationalFarmersMarketWeek