United States Department of Agriculture

USDA Cites Problems At Private Zoo After Chimpanzees Escape

Posted 05.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- When six chimpanzees escaped from a private Mechanicsville, Va., zoo in July 2010, the local animal control chief, Kevin M. Kilgore, ass...

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Government Bullies Need Reining in

Diane Dimond | Posted 03.13.2012

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Diane Dimond

Government lawyers who act as bullies do more than waste taxpayer's money -- they erode citizens respect for the institution. A nearly unbelievable case in point...

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Meat Industry Says New Antitrust Rule Will Raise Prices

AP | By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD | Posted 12.09.2011

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ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new but stripped-down antitrust rule Thursday regulating meat companies that's far less swe...

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Labor Day Cookout? Look Out For Maggots And Band-Aids In Your Hot Dogs

The Local East Village | Posted 11.02.2011

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Before you chomp down on a hot dog at a Labor Day cookout, be warned -- worms, metal, maggots and even a razor have been found inside frankfurters, ac...

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Jordan Howard

House GOP To Push Anti-Environment Provisions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 10.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are looking to appropriations bills they plan to debate when they return from recess in September as an opportunity to...

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USDA Sued Over Plantings Of Altered Sugar Beets

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Groups opposed to genetically modified foods sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday over the agency's recent decision to allow lim...

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Where My Bees At? Five Brothers Rap and Dance To Save The Honey Bees

Joseph Freeman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph Freeman

The dancing in the video is a nod to a ritual of the honeybees, who after returning from a particularly good round of pollinating "dance" directions to the rest of their hive.

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Peaceful Revolution: Current School Food Standards Don't Make Sense

Margo G. Wootan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Margo G. Wootan

Over the last two decades, rates of obesity have tripled in children and adolescents, and that increase has been linked to soda intake and the sale of junk food in schools.

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