U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and engineers participate in the “Meet the Scientists and Engineers Program,” during the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington D.C, on Friday, April 15, 2016. This is an informal setting where students can conduct in-person interviews with USDA chemists, biologists, geologists, entomologists, engineers, geneticists, and more. USDA is a sponsor of and exhibitor at USASEF. Multiple USDA agencies including National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Forest Service (FS), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) are participating in this event. The USA Science & Engineering Festival is a national grassroots effort to advance STEM education and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. For more information, visit www.usasciencefestival.org, www.usda.gov, nifa.usda.gov/, www.fs.fed.us/, www.ars.usda.gov/, www.fsis.usda.gov/, www.nrcs.usda.gov/, www.fns.usda.gov/, www.aphis.usda.gov/, www.ams.usda.gov/, www.gipsa.usda.gov. #SciFest @USAScienceFest @USDA_NIFA @USDA_REE @scienceatusda @USDA_ ARS @USDA_FSIS @USDA_NRCS @USDA_FNS @USDA_APHIS @USDA_GIPSA @USDA_FS USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

From Service to Stewardship a two-day intensive workshop in Remington, Va., on Friday, May 20, 2016. The Livestock Conservancy, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Lakota Ranch are holding this workshop to help educate military service veterans about rare breed animal and poultry options for farming enterprises. Some of the topics include getting started, networking, marketing, poultry processing, breeding, husbandry, scything, rotational grazing and pasture management, tractor selections, milking and oxen, and electric fence building.