Agricultural Marketing Service

For the Love of the Game... or at Least the Chicken Wings

Whether you are an avid football fan who can't wait until kickoff or you're part of the 40 percent going to a Super Bowl party just for the food, there's a good chance you will be as close to chicken wings as the television on Sunday.

In fact, the National Chicken Council estimates that Americans will consume nearly 1.25 billion wings during this year's Super Bowl.

Good Food for All: Food Hubs at Work in Philadelphia

Leveraging the buying power of the entire community creates a steady demand for local farmers and brings fresh produce, like the squash pictured above, to community hospitals and schools.

There are many communities across the country grappling with limited access to affordable, fresh fruits and vegetables at a time when these same communities are fighting rising rates of childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other diet-related illnesses.

The very definition of community--that inter-connectedness between residents, businesses, hospitals and schools--means that health or food issues that affect one part of the community can have a negative impact on the rest.

Online Export Library to Help Facilitate International Marketing of Eggs

Eggs sitting on a counter. Photo by Brenda Gottsabend.

AMS has created a new online source of information for exporting shell eggs, authorized further processed eggs and egg products.

This central repository provides country specific information on the import requirements for shell eggs or authorized further processed eggs and egg products--a vital tool for producers and marketers of eggs. The export library fully supports USDA?s trade priorities by giving producers and markerters the resources needed to reach consumers around the world.

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4-H Farmers Market Connects Oklahoma Community

Loyal Doers 4-H Club members get produce ready for their community farmers market.

This summer, the Loyal Doers 4-H Club in Hooker, Oklahoma, successfully held the state's first 4-H-sponsored farmers market.

The market was a huge success, and the youth gained firsthand knowledge about growing produce and getting involved in the community.