It’s National Potato Day! Whether mashed, baked, roasted, or fried, potatoes and sweet potatoes have long been staples on American tables, supporting farmers and local agricultural economies. Across the land-grant university system, researchers and Extension professionals are helping ensure this important crop continues to thrive. Featured photo courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center. …
National Farmers Market Week: Growing Opportunity
National Farmers Market Week celebrates the vital role farmers markets play in our nation’s food system. Across the Land-Grant University System, Cooperative Extension programs are helping these markets serve as engines for economic opportunity, food access, and community well-being. Supporting veterans entering the agriculture industry University of Idaho Extension’s Harvest Heroes program provides military veterans with hands-on farming experience, mentorship, and business training as they explore careers …
From the Lab to the Field: Land-grant Universities Confront the New World Screwworm Threat
As federal and state agencies strengthen surveillance for the New World screwworm, land‑grant universities in the Southwest are emerging as critical partners in national preparedness. From Texas to California, research stations, veterinary labs, and Cooperative Extension experts are mobilizing to protect livestock, wildlife, and rural economies. In moments of emerging agricultural threats, science must quickly move from the lab to …
Building Resilient Food Systems: People, Communities, and Economic Vitality
Land-grant universities form a powerful network that turns innovation into impact. Grounded in their integrated mission of research, education, and Cooperative Extension, these institutions connect scientific discovery with real-world solutions that help bolster rural economies, build workforce skills, and enhance the well-being of communities across the country. Featured photo courtesy of James Parker/North Carolina A&T University. Veterans grow food, community …
Building Resilient Food Systems: Precision Agriculture and Innovation
Across the country, land-grant university researchers are driving precision agriculture and innovation, using tools like AI, drones, and advanced breeding techniques to help farmers make smarter decisions, boost productivity, and build more resilient food systems. Featured photo courtesy of University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. New Pest-ID tool helps farmers make smart decisions to tailor managementIowa Agriculture and Home …
Building Resilient Food Systems: Food Safety, Nutrition, Consumer Confidence
Land-grant universities play a critical role in advancing resilient food systems that ensure communities across the nation have reliable access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food—today and in the future. From farm to fork, land-grant university research and Extension are advancing food safety and nutrition while strengthening consumer confidence through practical, science-based solutions. Featured photo courtesy of Kansas State University. …
Researchers Studying Avian Disease Resistance and Immunity Win National Award for Outstanding Collaboration and Impact
ST LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 16. — At the Joint agInnovation and Extension Awards Ceremony, Dr. Chris Ashwell and Dr. Jason Hubbart received the 2025 Excellence in Multistate Research Award on behalf of a multistate team working to understand the genetic bases of immunity and resistance to avian diseases. Avian diseases such as avian influenza, Marek’s disease, and Newcastle disease cause …
Penn State Extension educator on the front lines in the battle versus avian influenza
There isn’t much Gregory Martin hasn’t seen or experienced while working with poultry producers in Pennsylvania. The Penn State Extension poultry educator is based in Lancaster County, which ranks among the top four counties nationally in sales of poultry and eggs. The county is the epicenter of the state’s $7.1 billion poultry industry, which encompasses large, vertically integrated companies and …
Fighting Food Deserts with Farmers Markets
Farmers markets play a crucial role in combating food deserts by providing fresh, locally sourced produce to communities that lack access to nutritious food. By bringing healthy options to neighborhoods with limited grocery stores, farmers markets help improve diet quality, reduce food insecurity, and promote overall community health. Here are just a few examples of how land-grant universities are fighting …
Understanding bioactive dietary chemicals
The foods and drinks we consume contain natural chemicals (vitamins, minerals, fat, sugar, protein, flavonoids, toxicants, hormones, and more) that can positively or negatively impact human health. Since 1971, a multistate project has brought together researchers at 22 land-grant universities to conduct cutting-edge research on the effects of dietary bioactive chemicals on human health, chronic diseases, and food safety. To …
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