December 14, 2009

16 Dec 2009 20:49:12 GMT

NIFA Update —December 14, 2009

NIFA Update, from the Office of the Director, is a biweekly newsletter for research, education, and extension partners at land-grant universities and other cooperating institutions.

In This Issue NIFA

•From the Director

•SERD Welcomes New Data Analyst

•Janice Clark Retires

•NIFA Call for Nominations

•Risk Management Education Program

•NIFA News

•NIFA Lists Open Requests for Grant Applications

USDA

•New USDA Study Helps Identify Strategies to Improve Nutrition of School Meals

•USDA Study Finds 54.9 Million Acres of U.S. Farmland Now Irrigated

•USDA Launches Toll-Free Help Desk for Small Meat and Poultry Processors

Opportunities

•2010 Outlook Forum

Awards and Recognition

•eXtension Financial Security Receives FDIC Award

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November 30, 2009

4 Dec 2009 18:34:45 GMT

NIFA Update, from the Office of the Director, is a biweekly newsletter for research, education, and extension partners at land-grant universities and other cooperating institutions.