usda.gov - 1/26/2009
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Combating childhood obesity and enhancing health and nutrition, indicating that the Department should play a key role in the public health debate and that nutrition programs should be seen as an opportunity to both alleviate hunger and prevent health care problems. Advancing research and ...
amesprogressive.org - 1/30/2009
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Frederick Kirschenmann is a distinguished fellow at the
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University....
He is listed as one of the “Sustainable Dozen” by Food Democracy Now, an online petition to bring leaders in the sustainable ...
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Whither Agriculture?: Vilsack, USDA and Future Challenges
terressentials.com - 1/22/2009
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ethicurean.com - 2/3/2009
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Above: National Agricultural Library archival image , shot
from the Washington Monument in the mid-1920s; US Department...
of Agriculture greenhouses on the Mall are shown in foreground. The food system in this country has broken down like a ...
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Ready, set, go change the food system: A checklist for ...
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USDA to Advance Development of Advanced Biofuels and Other Renewables; Provide Support for Struggling Corn-Ethanol Industry
Green Car Congress —
... The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will advance R&D and pursue opportunities to support the development of advanced biofuels, wind power, and other renewable energy sources, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Vilsack was discussing his priorities as Secretary of Agriculture during a teleconference call with the media. ...
Ready, set, go change the food system, part 2: More USDA action items
The Ethicurean —
On Friday we published the first half of this epic attempt to compile a list of specific actions the new USDA could undertake in its first six months that would offer significant payoff in terms of real changes in the food system. After polling a cross-section of groups and individuals, we cherry-picked from their answers to come up with 10 big-picture directives supported by 30 specific, concrete actions.
We will periodically revisit this list of concrete, short-term proposals over the next six months to keep a running scorecard of just how much progress is being made at the government level. Because as important as it is for eaters to “vote with your forks,” ...
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