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• n  the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

• Eco-scouts will be on the lookout for so-called Trojan gene effects, and bounty hunters will help the usda eliminate transgenic species that get out of .
• This year usda-inspected slaughterhouses will kill approximately 50,000 bison for human consumption.

• Department of Agriculture
• Agriculture Department
• Agriculture
• USDA

News & Articles

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• USDA validates test for GM wheat; says evidence suggests this is a ‘single isolated incident’; but lawsuits pile up
  In an update on its probe into unauthorized genetically modified wheat detected in Oregon, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday that it “ has neither found nor been informed of anything that would indicate that this incident amounts to more than a single isolated incident in a single field on a single farm”.
  June 17, 2013 - Food Navigator USA
• Anticipating the USDA June Stocks and Acreage reports
  On June 28, the USDA will release the June I Grain Stocks and June Acreage reports that will set the tone for both old and new crop corn and soybean prices. These reports have the potential to provide large surprises.
  June 17, 2013 - Dairy Herd
• USDA reduces corn crop to reflect wet spring
  USDA reduces corn crop to reflect wet spring Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:00 pm, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Corn farmers are feeling the impact of a cool, wet spring but are still expected to bring in a record crop this year. The U.S. Department ...
  June 15, 2013 - seattlepi.com

Quotes

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• Michael J. Pappas in Boston Herald
  With this green light, USDA is surging ahead on our work to provide support to feedstock producers, biofuel refiners and infrastructure installers, such as blender pumps, to ensure that all the pieces of the ethanol supply chain are ready to supply... Tom Vilsack http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Vilsack&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHUevJZFslDlh6d6ixklE_01WjGiw The Associated Press http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJyzjfzEIpsKoKS1z3DxwLpNSIKgD9GDFFA80&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFNiuJLAJSUSh6UeRQuWU5weHFoWA Jun 17, 2010 106723 139929 usda We believe that the product complies with all USDA requirements for 'Heat and Eat' products, but are recalling the product to avoid any confusion until the proper paperwork can be processed," said Aliki Foods President Michael Pappas.