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An archive of Web pages and Spotlights previously featured on our Home page.
Spotlights
Emerald Ash Borer Don't Move Firewood. Help stop the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer

USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Cow Dairy Cattle and Milk

for Diary Month
A zebra foal Zoo and Aquarium Month
  • Aquaculture
  • Zoo, Circus and Marine Animals
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    2009 Flu Info H1N1 Virus ('Swine' Flu) Information
    Enjoy Moving Poster Physical Activity Bulletin Board Resources

    Physical Activity Bulletin Board Resources
    Fragaria sp. USDA's Pomology Watercolor Collection

    for National Strawberry Month
    International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22, 2009)

    Convention on Biological Diversity.

    The 2009 theme for the IDB is "invasive alien species", one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and the ecological and economic well-being of society and the planet. For more information about invasive species, see the National Invasive Species Information Center.
    Drawing of Books Search Our Catalog

    for World Book and Copyright Day (April 23, 2009)
    Earth from space I Want to Celebrate Earth Day

    April 22, 2009
    Flowers (Erigeron Linearis) Gardening Resources

    for National Garden Month
    Worlds Connect at Your Library Tools for Librarians at NAL

    for National Library Week (April 12-18, 2009)
    Ground squirrel Wildlife in Field Studies for Wildlife Week

    NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.

    (April 19-27, 2009)
    farmers in field Learn about Sustainable Agriculture

    for National Agriculture Week (March 15-21, 2009)
    Dam Water Quality Information Center

    for National Ground Water Awareness Week (March 8-14, 2009)
    turkey Learn about Zoologist Eloise Cram

    for Women's History Month
    Girl Eating Cereal School Breakfast Program

    for National School Breakfast Week (March 2-6, 2009)
    Peanut Butter Toast Salmonella

    Food Safety Research Information Office
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    2007 Census of Agriculture partial logo 2007 Census of Agriculture

    Results recently released
    Woman Canning Food February Food and Health
  		• Food Storage and Preservation for Canned Foods Month from Food and Nutrition Information Center
  		• February Features from Healthy Meals Resource System
    George Washington Carver Learn about History in February for American History Month, African American History Month, President's Day (16th), and Inventor's Day (11th)
    Page from a dictionary showing the definition of New edition of the NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
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    Mother Watching Child Eat Strawberries Celebrate the Healthy "Months" of January. It's Diet Month, Family Fit Lifestyle Month, National Wheat Bread Month, and more
  		• Healthy Meals Resource System
  		• Food and Nutrition Information Center
  		• Rural Health Topics
    Rural Information Center
  		• Winter's Abundance: Nutrition Through the Seasons / SNAP-Ed Connection
  		• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database
  		• FitWIC: USDA Childhood Obesity Prevention / WICWorks Resource System
  		• Organically Produced Foods: Nutritive Content / Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
    A blue songbird Adopt a Rescued Bird Month and National Bird Day (Jan 5)
  		• Birds as Companion Animals
    Animal Welfare Information Center
  		• Avian Influenza from National Invasive Species Information Center
    hand washing Dec 7 begins National Handwashing Awareness Week
  		• Resources from Healthy Meals Resource System
  		• Hand Washing Posters and Educational Materials from Food Safety Research Information Office
    Pointsettias Celebrate the Holiday Season
  		• Enjoy the Holidays in Rural America
    Rural Information Center
  		• Holiday Food and Nutrition Resource List
    Food and Nutrition Information Center
  		• Holiday Gifts from our Special Collections
  		• Healthy, Thrifty Holiday Cooking
    SNAP-Ed Connection
    Abraham Lincoln Nov 19, 2008 is the 145th Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

    Learn about Abraham Lincoln and Agriculture

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