Showing posts with label U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT LOOKS AT FOOD SAFETY RESTARTS WITH NEW MEMBERS

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Credit:  HHS FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods Restarts Critical ...
Monday, January 28, 2013

USDA MOVES AGAINST RETAILER CHEATS OF SNAP PROGRAM

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Photo Credit:  NIH FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Announces Latest Actions to Enhance Integrity in America’s Most Critica...
Friday, January 18, 2013

USDA MICROLOAN PROGRAM OFFERS UP TO $35,000 FOR ASSISTANCE

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 Photo Credit:  USDA   FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Finalizes New Microloan Program Microloans up to $35,000 aim ...
Saturday, December 8, 2012

A NEW READY-TO-EAT MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCT ADULTERANT TESTING POLICY

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Photo Credit:  USDA FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Consumers, Industry Benefit under FSIS Hold and Test Implementation WASH...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

NEW EFFORTS ANNOUNCED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM CONTAMINATED POULTRY PROUDUCTS

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Photo:  Chickens.  Credit:  Wikimedia Commons. FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Announces New Prevention-based Efforts to I...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

USDA-COLORADO AGREE ON RIO GRANDE BASIN WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT

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Rio Grande National Forest.  Credit:  Wikimedia. FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA and Colorado Announce Rio Grande Basin W...
Friday, September 7, 2012

USDA ARTICLE ON HAND WASHING AND GETTING SICK

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Photo Credit:  CDC FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON, September 5, 2012— Heading back to school means getting into a new ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

DROUGHT DISASTER 2012: ASSISTANCE TO AGRIBUSINESSES

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Photo Credit:  Wikimedia FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Extends Emergency Grazing to Assist Ranch...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

GRANTS TO MAKE SCHOOL MEALS HEALTHIER

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FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Awards Grants to Boost Children’s Access to Healthy School Meals WASHINGTON, August 23, 20...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

FOOD SAFTY AFTER WEATHER EMERGENCY

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Photo Credit:  Wikimedia. FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Offers Food Safety Tips In Aftermath of Devastating Storm  WASHIN...
Saturday, July 7, 2012

A SEARCH FOR A VACCINE FOR FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

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From:  U.S. Homeland Security.  Credit:  U.S. Homeland Security  Caption: One of the first signs of FMD is excessive salivation and les...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

USDA ANNOUNCES NEW STEPS PROTECTING PUBLIC FROM PESTICIDES, CHEMICALS

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Photo Credit:  USDA . FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA to Enhance Consumer Safeguards with Expanded Testing for Illegal Drug ...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO APPOINT SOCIALLY-DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AS VOTING MEMBERS OF COUNTY COMMITTEES

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Photo:  Angus Cow.  Credit:  USDA FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Intends to Appoint Socially-Disad...
Sunday, June 3, 2012

CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM INCREASES BY 20.000 ACRES

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Photo:  Corn Field.  Credit:  Wikimedia  FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Expands Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program by...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

USDA STREAMLINING MEAT AND POULTRY LABELING APPROVAL PROCESS

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Photo Credit:  Wikimedia.   FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Streamlining Meat and Poultry Labeling Approval Process  Congress...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

USDA HAS NEW SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM FOOD-BORN ILLNESS

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Announces New Safeguards to Protect Consumers from Foodborne Illness WASHINGTON, May 2, 2012 - ...