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21 Nov 2013, 2:14 pm by Jeffrey Tignor
For example, broadband adoption programs are supported through Connect Texas, which resides in the Texas Department of Agriculture and its Rural Affairs team. [read post]
20 Nov 2013, 10:04 pm by A-dae Romero
Lakota Foods not only provides jobs in some of the poorest regions and counties in the United States, but has created a thriving tribal economy for the Lower Brule Sioux. [read post]
2 Nov 2013, 12:12 pm by Bill Marler
During the same time period, the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA/AMS) routinely sampled ground beef destined for their food commodity-purchasing program. [read post]
22 Sep 2013, 8:35 am by Susan Schneider
Two are participating in the Program by distance education, helping us to develop our use of the University’s new video conferencing capabilities. [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 10:15 am by Susan Schneider
Program in Agricultural & Food Law offered by the University of Arkansas School of Law continues to be the only advanced legal degree program in agricultural and food law in the United States. [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 10:34 am by Larry Catá Backer
The Chair is based in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences under the Office of International Programs and Center for Economic and Community Development in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 4:21 pm by Allison C. Smith
The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America program will be streamlined to provide grants and loan guarantees directly to agricultural producers and rural small business for renewable energy and energy efficiency systems. [read post]
16 May 2013, 10:32 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Department of Agriculture late Wednesday night – a sign the program, which was mandated by the 2008 farm bill to help protect U.S. catfish farmers from cheap imports, may be headed for the chopping block. [read post]
7 May 2013, 10:30 pm by Tony Corbo
The headline of the Department’s January 20, 2012 news release published when Secretary Tom Vilsack announced his intent to propose a rule that would privatize poultry inspection stated: USDA Seeks to Modernize Poultry Inspection in the United States Inspection would focus on areas most critical to ensuring food safety, save taxpayers more than $90 million over three years and lower production costs by more than $256 million annually (1) Straight from the… [read post]
24 Apr 2013, 5:11 am by Susan Schneider
The United States Department of Agriculture has supported farmers, ranchers and growers who are enjoying record earnings; provided food assistance to one in four Americans; conserved natural resources and helped provide a safe, sufficient and nutritious food supply for the country. [read post]
6 Apr 2013, 7:39 pm
While Loretta Dormal-Marino, Deputy Director General, International Affairs (EU's Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development), acknowledged the difficulty in negotiating GIs multilaterally because the issues were so emotional, Craig Thorn (Senior Advisor, Consortium for Common Food Names, Arlington, USA) felt that the issues were not insoluble at all. [read post]
31 Jan 2013, 10:42 am
Agricultural workers and those who entered the United States as children would be eligible for the same program. [read post]
29 Jan 2013, 7:53 pm by Ruby Powers
Agricultural workers and those who entered the United States as children would be eligible for the same program. [read post]
20 Jan 2013, 8:15 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Or, the Legislature could consider closing one or more of the rural units having the most trouble maintaining adequate staffing. [read post]
4 Jan 2013, 1:52 pm by Michael Markarian
Steve King, R-Iowa, got the House Agriculture Committee to approve a sweeping amendment that aimed to negate most state and local laws regarding the production or manufacture of agriculture products. [read post]
10 Oct 2012, 6:52 pm by Larry Catá Backer
This includes embedding the Guiding Principles across the activities of United Nations system entities and building capacity both inside the United Nations and among relevant external actors, including States, business enterprises and civil society organizations. [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 7:50 am by Lisa R. Pruitt
Among the agriculture and rural development issues I have become aware of during my time in Australia is the growing conflict over coal seam gas (CSG). [read post]