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Schafer leaving USDA with sense of accomplishment

Outgoing U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said he leaves Washington, D.C., with a sense of accomplishment and no regrets — and no plans to run for another office.

Leaders at UN summit pledge to ease food crisis

World leaders at a U.N. summit embraced an ambitious strategy to combat a food crisis that is causing violent riots and threatening to push up to a billion people across the globe into hunger.

New ag rule closing downer cow slaughter exception

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced Tuesday a total ban on the slaughter at meat plants of cows too sick or weak to stand.

Beef Recall Affects Trade Negotiations

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Friday he wants to wait to see the results of an investigation into the nation's largest beef recall before making any policy changes, but he acknowledged that the debacle has delayed negotiations to ship U.S. beef to Japan and South Korea.

Beef Recall Impacts Trade Negotiations

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Friday the nation's largest beef recall has set back negotiations to ship U.S. beef to Japan and South Korea.

Cos. to Test Balloons for Cellular Service

Why put up costly cell phone towers in thinly populated areas, when a few balloons would do? In North Dakota, former Gov. Ed Schafer is backing a plan to loft wireless network repeaters on balloons high above the state to fill gaps in cellular coverage.

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USDA chief rejects 'downer cow' ban
Source: United Press International

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has told Congress he would not endorse an outright ban on so-called downer cows entering the food supply.

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