USDA Agencies
FSA
Farm Service Agency
Who announced Rural Partners Network?
Secretary Thomas Vilsack
Who is the current Secretary of Agriculture?
MFH
In am 1898 journal entry regarding the USDA's introduction of this fruit to California, causing a metaphorical "gold rush," then-USDA superintendent William Saunders wrote that “It has proved to be perhaps the most valuable introduction ever made by the Department of Agriculture in the way of fruits.”
Oranges!
NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Was Nevada in the First RPN Cohort or the Second RPN Cohort?
The Second
This honest man founded the USDA in 1862, during the midst of the Civil War. Hint: He's why we call it a Lincpass!
Abraham Lincoln
What is USDA RD's slogan/motto/key words?
Together, we prosper
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is still studying Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which refers to the mysterious disappearance of WHAT kind of insect that builds hives and produces an agricultural product.
Bees!
FS
Forest Service
How many states are there in RPN?
11
When the USDA was first founded, around half the population of America lived on or near farmland. Today, that percentage is what?
2%!
What does REAP stand for?
Rural Energy for America Program
USDA APHIS employs this breed of dog for their alliterative "_______ Brigade," a canine squad that sniffs airport luggage for illegal organic material.
Beagle!
APHIS
Animal Plant Health Inspection Services
Which of these is not a community network:
Mineral County, Lyon County, Elko County, Nye County, Southern Clark County
Elko County
Many of USDA's nutrition programs began in the early 1930s, as a result of this event, that, despite its name, may not have been that "Great."
The Great Depression
What is HBIIP?
Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive
In the early 1930s, scientists at the USDA Forest Service solved the kidnapping of the 20-month old Lindbergh Baby by forensically analyzing evidence in what material?
Wood!
FAS
Foreign Agricultural Service
How many RPN Community Networks are there in Nevada?
13
In the 1960s, poor diplomatic moves on the part of the USDA Foreign Affairs Service over the price of poultry traded between the US and Russia resulted in an economic battled called the "____ War."
The Chicken War!
WWDLG Program
Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program
Japanese Cherry Trees!