The CDC, FDA, and USDA and all state health departments joined together to establish the Salmonella Surveillance Program
In 1963, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), FDA, and USDA and all state health…
Arnel Hallauer became director of ISU’s maize breeding program
In 1959, Arnel Hallauer became director of Iowa State University’s (ISU) maize breeding program. Hallauer was part of…
The National Seed Storage Laboratory opens in Fort Collins, Colorado
In 1958, the National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL), the first long-term seed storage facility in the world, opened…
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USDA Forest Service Spayed DDT to Control spruce budworm in Oregon Forest
In Jul. 1955, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) sprayed DDT as…
Maurice C. Hall developed a technique, known as the “NIH swab,” to diagnose enterobiasis
In 1937, Maurice C. Hall developed a technique, known as the “NIH swab,” to diagnose enterobiasis; it is…
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New World screwworm migrated to Southeast U.S.
In 1933, the New World Screwworm (NWS) was first documented as a significant problem in the Southeast following…
Congress voted to cut off the Seed Distribution Program
In 1925, the U.S. Congress voted to cut off its expensive Seed Distribution Program, which had consumed more…
The USDA reported more than 50,000 foreign plants have been introduced into the US since 1862
In 1923, more than 50,000 foreign plants had been introduced into the United States since 1862 by the…
Edward Francis extended the earlier observations on tularemia
In 1919, Edward Francis extended the earlier observations on tularemia. His other studies, continued into the 1920s, clarified…
Drs., McCoy, Chapin, Wherry, and Lamb elucidated a new disease, tularemia
In 1911, Drs. George W. McCoy, Charles W. Chapin, William B. Wherry, and B. H. Lamb elucidated a…
Charles Nicolle and Louis Manceaux at the Pasteur Institute first described Toxoplasma gondii
In 1908, Charles Nicolle and Louis Manceaux at the Pasteur Institute were the first to describe Toxoplasma gondii…
First Certified Color Regulations, requested by manufacturers and users, list seven colors found suitable for use in foods
In 1907, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued Food Inspection Decision (F.I.D.) 76, which contained a…
The USDA created the Section of Seed and Plant Introduction
In 1899, the USDA created the Section of Seed and Plant Introduction, which assigns its first Plant Introduction…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was founded
On Feb. 15, 1889, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was founded. The Commissioner of Agriculture becomes Secretary…
The vedalia beetle (aka lady bug) introduced from Australia to California to control cottonycushion scale
In 1889, the vedalia beetle (aka lady bug) was introduced from Australia to California to control cottonycushion scale,…
The Oleomargarine Act defined the essence of butter and imposed a two-cent per pound tax on oleomargarine
On Jul. 23, 1886, the first Oleomargarine Act became effective and defined the essence of butter and imposed…
Iowa State University established the nation’s first College of Veterinary Medicine
In 1879, the College of Veterinary Medicine was established at Iowa State University in Ames, the nationï¾’s first…
The Organic Act established the US Department of Agriculture
On May 15, 1862, the Organic Act established the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and directed its commissioner to…
The US Patent and Trade Office annual seed distribution exceeded 24 million packages of seeds
In 1861, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office annual seed distribution exceeded 2.4 million packages of seed (containing…