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The USDA must sharpen the focus of its science and research efforts to emphasize areas where it can make an impact on society, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been fined tens of thousands of dollars for alleged improper maintenance of underground storage tanks in Puerto Rico.
Federal officials have fired some employees and reprimanded others at a central Iowa laboratory campus after allegations that veterinary credentials were used to purchase low-cost medications for themselves and relatives, a USDA spokeswoman said Thursday.
The Agriculture Department said Thursday it was releasing 200 million pounds of nonfat dry milk in storage to feeding programs for low-income families, a move also designed to help dairy farmers.
A scheme in which federal veterinary lab workers allegedly obtained low-cost medicine intended for animals and used it for themselves and their relatives may have been going on for years, a top federal official said Thursday.
Nestlé Prepared Foods Company in Springville, Utah is recalling approximately 879,565 pounds of frozen chicken meals that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said. The objects were identified as small pieces of hard plastic, which were discovered after the company received consumer complaints and a report of one injury.
The Agriculture Department has issued misleading and inaccurate reports about discrimination complaints and still can't say how many minority applicants are getting federal farm assistance, according to a federal audit.
The Agriculture Department cannot ensure its response plan for a bird flu outbreak will work, largely because many aspects of the plan have not been tested, an inspector general's report said Friday.
The Agriculture Department said Wednesday it would investigate whether sick dairy cows were mistreated at a California slaughterhouse in violation of state and federal laws designed to ensure food safety and prevent animal cruelty.
A heifer imported into the United States in 2002 was born in the same Canadian herd as a bull diagnosed in February with mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday.
A federal lab properly disposed of waste from animals used in mad cow research but should take further precautions to safeguard the city's water supply, a panel of scientists said Friday.
PBS Newshour: Hunger in America (With Video)One in seven American households had a hard time putting enough food on the table last year, that from a new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- 14.6 percent of U.S.
A sustainable way to feed the USDA reported 49 million hungry Americans , global chained with other nations: Sustainable because the world has experienced in the industry for millenium
Food Stamps Will Feed Half Of USA Kids, Study SaysCHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
Hidden hazards in bodybuilding productsEighteen-year-old Fidah Salem did not know anything about the ingredients listed on the 4 1/2-pound container of Cell-Tech Hardcore, but he liked the nutritional supplement's promise: "packs on muscle strength.''
Woman's Shattered Life Shows Ground Beef Inspection Flaws The frozen hamburgers that the Smiths ate, which were made by the food giant Cargill, were labeled "American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties." Yet confidential grinding logs and other Cargill records show that the hamburgers were made from a mix of slaughterhouse trimmi …
Know Your Farmer Web site launched The multi-million dollar initiative from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is designed to help communities boost their economies by supporting local farmers and celebrating local food. "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" was launched last week.
Judge rules against Monsanto's GM sugar beets A federal judge ruled on Monday that the USDA failed to adequately assess the environmental impact of Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) sugar beets before introducing them into the food supply.
First Lady Michelle Obama Opens New Farmers Market BY The White House..."A farmers market is not just about fresh food...it's about community," First Lady Michelle Obama said this afternoon, as she spoke to a big crowd of people who'd shown up for the opening of the new White House Farmers Market (above).
Area farmers react to USDA's prediction of drastic drop in farm income A drop in agriculture prices is expected to send farmers' income plummeting. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is predicting net farm income to drop 38 percent nationwide, or $33.2 billion.
Salinas Company Recalls Iceless Green OnionsA Salinas produce company has issued a voluntary recall of iceless green onions after a positive result for salmonella was found.
NY Times Finally Reports on Biotech Food with Organic Industry 'Non-GMO' Seal Alarmed that genetically engineered crops may be finding their way into organic and natural foods, an industry group has begun a campaign to test products and label those that are largely free of biotech ingredients.
Pork prevention: What's behind the NPPC bailout, or how the government keeps filling up Big Meat's troughOn Monday, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) asked the USDA for $250 million in assistance to "help pork producers through the catastrophic market situation they are currently experiencing." It is indeed a catastrophe: In the Great Pork Glut of 2009, so many piggies …
The Invasion of Genetically-Engineered EucalyptusHere's a great idea: Let's bring into our country a genetically-engineered, non-native tree that is known to be wildly invasive, explosively flammable, and insatiably thirsty for ground water.
Organic Beats Biotech at its Own GameOrganic agriculture's recently recognized benefits for improving food security don't depend on a boost from genetically modified (GM) technology.
"For amber waves of grain" - is an old familiar phrase to anyone who has ever sung, or heard Ray Charles sing this song. Amber waves of grain - embodies the very image of cereal grain fields like wheat, barley or corn. Wheat fields at harvest, in particular.
A federal agency with millions to spend and an interest in this community wants to be asked inThe U.S.
Veteran South Asia hand joins Holbrooke's team as Pakistan aid coordinatorRobin Raphel, who under the Clinton administration was the first U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, is joining Richard Holbrooke's team to become the coordinator for nonmilitary aid to Pakistan, State Department officials confirmed to Foreign Policy.
Think Your Food's Organic? Think AgainWhen it comes to a healthy diet, I am not a purist. Too late for that because I grew up eating such culinary concoctions as toasted sandwiches constructed of Spam, white bread and that oddly orange, oddly spongy cheeselike stuff known as Velveeta.
New Process for Making Activated Carbons Patented by ARSActivated carbons, commonly produced from nonrenewable coal and from plant byproducts like wood and coconut shells, are used to purify liquids and gases, recover chemical pollutants, and clean up environmental contaminants.
Response to Drudge Item on Recovery Act Funding The references to "2 pound frozen ham sliced" are to the sizes of the packaging. Press reports suggesting that the Recovery Act spent $1.191 million to buy "2 pounds of ham" are wrong.
Concerns growing over superbugs in our foodA potentially deadly new strain of antibiotic-resistant microbes may be widespread in our food supply.
Concerns growing over superbugs in our foodA potentially deadly new strain of antibiotic-resistant microbes may be widespread in our food supply.
Buying "organic milk" at Wally world, Safeway or Target? Think again.......As Organic Consumers Association network members know, the current organic dairy crisis was precipitated by widespread fraud in the organic dairy industry.
USDA to oversee school snack food: Senate ag chairWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department would be given the power to regulate all food sold in schools -- including vending machine snacks -- when Congress renews child nutrition programs, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on Tuesday.
Genetic Eucalyptus Trees Threaten Southern U.S.The U.S. government is set to approve [1] a request from ArborGen, the genetically engineered (GE) tree research and development giant, for permission to plant 260,000 GE cold tolerant eucalyptus trees in 29 "field trials" across seven southern U.S. states.
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