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The Lifetime Costs Of Raising A Child (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Nathaniel Cahners Hindman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Children, Education Costs, Raising a Child, Raising Children, College Tuition, Low Income Families, High-Income Families, Usda, Slidepollajax, Childcare Costs, Family, Business News

Pregnant mothers and expecting fathers, you may want to sit down for this. Raising a child is 22 percent more costly than it was back in 1960, acco...

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What Does 'Organic' Actually Mean?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Usda, Det Tips, Organic Food, Organic Products, Natural Food, Diet and Nutrition, Healkth Nutrition, Benefits of Organic, Organic Benefits, Health Diet, Health Food, Healthy Living News
Robyn O'Brien

Because the U.S. lags behind other developed countries when it comes to food safety, understanding label claims can often be a challenge for even the savviest shopper!

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Drugs, Poisons and Metals in Our Meat -- USDA Needs A Major Overhaul

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Cafo, Prions, David Kirby, Upton Sinclair, Food Safety, Residues in Food, Heavy Metals, Antibiotic Resistance, Epa, Usda, Mad Cow, Fda, Factory Farm, Antibiotics, Fsis, Health, Beef Safety, Michelle Obama Health, Healthy Living News
David Kirby

Washington dumped some more bad news Friday afternoon when the USDA's Office of Inspector General issued a damning and unsettling report on the department's "National Residue Program for Cattle."

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U.S. Government Is Not Taking The Potentially Harmful Effects Of GMOs Seriously

Reuters | Carey Gillam | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Monsanto Auditorium, Biotech Crop, Epa, Robert Kremer, Biocrops, Fda, Monsanto, Weed Killer, Glyphosate, Genetically Modified Crops, Foreign Policy, World Health Organization, Usda, Gmo, Biocrop Regulation, Green News

Robert Kremer, a U.S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions o...

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How Much Have You Got to Spend?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Usda, Parenting, Consumer Spending, Children, Inequality, Economy, Childcare, Healthy Living News
Philip N. Cohen

Kids cost more for parents who have more. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its annual report on the cost of raising children. Using da...

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Meat Labels: What Do They Really Mean?

The Stir | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Hormone Free, Usda, Grill, Natural, Free Range, Meat, Organic, Labels, Grass Fed, Slidepollajax, Meat Labels, Home News
The Stir

You're strolling past the meat counter, wondering what to grill this weekend, and you see all of those labels: organic, free range, natural. Natural? ...

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You Want Chicken Poop With That Steak? Why FDA Should Ban Feces From Feed

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Animal Factory, Animal Feed, Usda, Fda, Cafo, Factory Farm, Prions, Bse, Obama, Cattle Feed, Mad Cow Disease, Chicken Manure, Animals, Healthy Living News
David Kirby

We feed chicken manure to cattle because it's cheap; and because we produce far too much of it to properly dispose of as fertilizer.

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Sick of Cyanide

Nicole Rosmarino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Coyotes, Poison, Wolves, Endangered Species, Usda, Grizzly Bear, Wildlife, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Yellowstone, Cyanide, Agribusiness, Wildlife Services, Carnivors, Denver News
Nicole Rosmarino

Each year, a federal agency kills thousands of coyotes, wolves, bears, eagles and other native carnivores on behalf of agribusiness using two lethal poisons.

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A Child Nutrition Act That Lives Up to Its Promise

Jilly Stephens | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Usda, Nyc, New York Schools, City Harvest, New York City Harvest, School Food, New York News, School Lunches, Child Hunger, New York, Child Obesity, Politics News
Jilly Stephens

A funding increase that robs Peter to pay Paul shouldn't be considered a "win" for hungry kids.

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Revitalize Rural America? First grow some backbone

Eric Holt Gimenez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Department of Justice, Rural America, Usda, Bust the Trust, Tom Vilsak, Politics News
Eric Holt Gimenez

With Annie Shattuck U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently declared a "silent" crisis in rural America. Silent? The American farmers testifying at th...

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The Gift That Will Make Dad's Food More Fun For You

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Culinary, Craig Goldwyn, Barbecue, Thermapen, Thermoworks, Good, Instant Read Thermometer, Instant Read, Cuisine, Thermometer, Weber, Cooking, Bbq, Maverick Thermometer, Food Safety, AmazingRibs.Com, Grilling, Usda, Meathead, Fathers Day Gifts, Grill Gifts, Gift for Dad, Home News
Meathead

Men grill. It's genetic. Mostly we grill badly. It's not our fault. They say a good craftsman never blames his tools, but in this case it is justified.

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The American Diet: USDA Chart Compares What We Should Be Eating To What We Are Eating

Grist | Tom Philpott | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Fruits and Vegetables, American Diet, Meat Consumption, Grain Consumption, Food, Usda, u.s. Diet, Dietary Recommendations, Usda Chart, Green News

The above chart, created by the USDA, compares the food consumed by the average U.S. citizen (using "loss-adjusted food availability" data as a proxy ...

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Farmers Look for Justice in the Poultry Industry

Dave Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Carole Morrison, Christine Varney, Usda, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Food Inc., Eric Holder Attorney General, Doj, Home News
Dave Murphy

Poultry farmers face daily fear, uncertainty and intimidation from the companies they contract with. This type of intimidation is a clear sign of how powerful and arrogant these companies have grown.

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Court Rejects Meat Industry Attempt to Thwart Regulation

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Animal Cruelty, California, Factory Farming, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co, Pigs, Factory Farms, National Meat Association, Subsidies, Pollution, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Downer Cows, Animal Slaughter, Cows, Horse Slaughter, Taxpayer Money, Agribusiness, Usda, American Meat Institute, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

In a third straight federal appellate court ruling against the meat industry, the Ninth Circuit ruled today that California is well within its authority to ban the sale, transport, or purchase of downer cows and pigs.

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DOJ's Holder calls for Historic Era of Antitrust Enforcement in Agriculture

Dave Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Iowa, Usda, President Obama, Doj, Antitrust, Christine Varney, Obama Administration, Vilsack, Holder, Monsanto, Politics News
Dave Murphy

While many have waited a lifetime to hear government officials address the lack of competition in agriculture and enforce antitrust laws, one question remains: How fast will the wheels of justice turn?

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Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution: Yes!

Marion Nestle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Jamie-Oliver-Food-Revolution, Slow Food, Usda, Jaime Oliver, Locavore, Food Revolution, Jaime Oliver Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, Food Revolution Jamie Oliver, Green News
Marion Nestle

Remember, this is reality TV. With that said, let's give the guy plenty of credit for what he is trying to do: cook real food. What a concept!

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Struggling Families Depend More On School Lunches

AP | HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Usda, Poverty, Federal School Meal Program, Nutrition School Lunches, Recession, School Food, School Lunches, Politics News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a couple tight weeks after taking in her sixth-grade stepson, Lisa Lewis fretted about how to pay for his school lunches....

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Western States Brace For Grasshopper Infestation

AP | MATT JOYCE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Montana, North Dakota, Grasshopper Infestation, Western States, Cloud, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Grasshopper Infestations, Insect Outbreak, Animal and Plant Health Inspection, Grasshopper Plague, Grasshoppers Eating Crops, Grasshoppers, Nebraska, Usda, Grasshopper Swarm, Denver News

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Obama's Factory Farm Policy: Not As Bad As You Think

David Kirby | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Epa, Farm Bill, Usda, Cafo, Chesapeake Bay, Iowa, Factory Farm, Iowa Caucuses, National Rural Summit, Obama, Farm Subsidies, Barack Obama, Washinton Post, Animal Factory Reform, Animals, Politics News
David Kirby

Candidate Obama won the all-important Iowa caucuses largely due to his aggressive posture on confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), or factory farms.

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Federal Audit, Lawmakers Spotlight Puppy Mill Problems

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Iowa, Animal Cruelty, Inspector General, Animal Welfare Act, Bill Young, Sam Farr, Jim Gerlach, Tom Vilsack, Petland, Legislation, Richard Durbin, Lois Capps, Pet Stores, Puppy Mills, Puppies, Missouri, Oklahoma, Usda, David Vitter, Politics News
Wayne Pacelle

There's long overdue action on the issue of puppy mills, and the issue got some much-needed attention yesterday from the federal government. Sens. Ric...

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Green News Report -- March 23, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Nasa, World Water Day, Epa, Valero, Regulation, Emissions, Green News Report, Ford, Canada, Beijing, Bluefin Tuna Ban, Climate Change, Usda, US Chamber of Commerce, Bluefin Tuna, Global Warming, Bpa, Toxic Water, Stewart Udall, Washington State, Energy Efficiency, Organic Food, BRAD BLOG, Dust Storm, Water, Beijing Dust Storm, Global Cooling, Green News, Endangered Species, Bisphenol A, Climate Legislation, Chamber of Commerce, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: World Water D...

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Chicken Farmers Describe a System of Extortion and Economic Slavery

Regina Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Antitrust, Usda, Agriculture Farmers, Tom Vilsack, Poultry Markets, Factory Farms, Food, Department of Justice, Cafos, Eric Holder, Green News
Regina Weiss

At the May 21st hearing, attorney General Eric Holder was urged to enforce federal antitrust laws on behalf of contract poultry growers who raise flo...

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Do Government Health Interventions Ruin Personal Liberty?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Usda, Dr. David L. Katz, Fda, Health, Public Health, Regulation, Conditions, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Wellness, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

I realize that's a bumper sticker slogan for the "right to life" movement, but that's not how I mean it -- I choose the lives.

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Detroit As a Farm

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Farming, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Obama Stimulus, Stimulus Package, Agriculture, Detroit Three, Detroit, Economic Stimulus, Green Living, Usda, Stimulus, Detroit Bailout, African Americans, Politics News
David A. Love

That we've reached the point of entertaining the idea--of turning Detroit into a semi-rural city--reflects both a crisis of failed urban policies, and an opportunity to rebuild from the ashes.

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New U.S.D.A. Effort Targets Link between Obesity and Food Stamps

scientificamerican.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Usda, Local Food, Obesity, Food Stamps, Farmers Markets, Food Politics, Green News

With a swipe of a food stamp debit card on a handheld credit machine, shoppers at the Harvest Home Farmers Market receive a stack of wooden tokens wor...

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