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6 Dec 2023, 5:55 am by Patricia Parera
According to a study by the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS), agricultural research provides one of the highest returns of any public research investment, generating $20 on average for every $1 spent. [read post]
17 May 2012, 2:59 am
 Researchers at the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS) analyzed more than 4,000 retail foods and found that when measured in price per edible pound, fruits, vegetables, grains and dairy were cheaper than most proteins and foods high in saturated fat, added sugars and sodium. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 2:01 am by Stu Ellis
Nationally the closures include: 1) 131 county FSA offices in 32 states 2) 2 Foreign Agriculture Service offices abroad 3) 15 Animal and Plant Health Inspection offices in the US and 5 abroad 4) 43 area Rural Development offices in 17 states 5) 24 NRCS soil survey offices in 21 states 6) 5 district Food Safety and Inspection Service offices 7) 12 Agriculture Research Service programs in 10 locations 8) 31 field offices of the… [read post]
19 Mar 2023, 9:03 pm by Dan Flynn
Hawaii H 1350 appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the establishment of a food safety training and certification program. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 10:02 pm by Ellen Thomas
Department of Agriculture (USDA), in which USDA would provide funds to each state to carry out extension work. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 1:59 am
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $542,999 grant to a Clemson University food safety scientist to study how norovirus spreads in elementary schools, a project that is especially timely given the addition of salad bars in many school lunch programs.Angela Fraser, an associate professor and food safety specialist in the food, nutrition and packaging science department, will lead a three-year project --… [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
 USDA recognizes that the public has mixed feelings about modern biotechnology and its use in food production. [read post]
2 Mar 2024, 9:03 pm by U.S. Department of Agriculture
The nutrition facts information on the label can help consumers compare products and make more informed, healthy food choices. [read post]
28 Sep 2022, 1:39 pm by Jonan Pilet
Area Health Departments will determine whether the tap water can be used for drinking. [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 10:30 pm by Wistar Wilson
Department of Agriculture (USDA) seems to send to schools in its recently-proposed “Smart Snacks in School” rule. [read post]
26 Apr 2010, 2:59 am
@USDAForeignAg - the Foreign Agricultural Service provides updates on promoting ag exports and global food security. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 9:13 pm by Ronald F. Eustice
Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority in India. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 1:59 am
Posting the results of government meat, poultry and egg inspections and testing data could have "substantial benefits" to food safety, according to the highly respected National Research Council.An NRC committee made up of agriculture experts and food safety advocates studied the possible consequences of publishing such detailed information on the Internet, and concluded that it could introduce a new incentive for processors to avoid disease-causing… [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 2:39 pm by Ben Vernia
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice announced today. [read post]
27 Nov 2018, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
Department of Agriculture has gone without an under secretary for food safety for nearly five years. [read post]
20 Jul 2017, 1:36 pm by John Timmer
While the USDA doesn't have as prominent a role in science as, say, the Department of Energy, its Agricultural Research Service (ARS!) [read post]
15 Sep 2020, 9:01 pm by U.S. Department of Agriculture
Helping individuals recover after disastersIn the aftermath of a disaster, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) works with state, local and nongovernmental organizations to provide emergency nutrition assistance – including food packages and infant formula – to households, shelters and mass feeding sites serving people in need. [read post]
31 Dec 2020, 9:03 pm by Dan Flynn
Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS), was carried out without all the usual personal contacts because of the pandemic. [read post]