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grist.org - 10/20/2009
A new direction on research at the USDA?
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by Paula Crossfield Last week, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack gave a speech on the role of research at the USDA at the launch of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the research arm of that agency formerly referred to as the Cooperative State Research, Education, and ...
motherjones.com - 10/23/2009
Betting the farm
— motherjones.com — Mother Jones: You've heard the rumors that the Pentagon engineered 9/11. You know about the folks who think Barack Obama wasn't born in America. Last summer you learned every possible synonym for "death panel." But have you heard the one ... (more) Betting the farm

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iom.edu - 10/21/2009
School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children
— iom.edu — The National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program play key roles in supporting the nutrition and health of schoolchildren in the United States by providing nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches each school day. While school ... (more) School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children

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grist.org - 10/14/2009
Can the USDA really keep our food safe?
— grist.org — by Tom Laskawy Having read and listened to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s attempts at ground beef-related damage control in the wake of the recent food safety revelations, I’m left to wonder if the USDA simply needs to get out of the ... (more) Can the USDA really keep our food safe?

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Toward Sustainable Food Production: A New Direction for USDA Research?
Conservation Value Notes — ... Last week, reports Grist, Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, said some pretty intriguing things about the direction of research supporting sustainable food production. ...

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