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- Changes in USDA food composition data for 43 garden crops, 1950 to 1999 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15637215/ 2 comments
- USDA Climate Resilience Science Plan (2017) [pdf] https://static.politico.com/b7/ce/e495d2824d08b1957a1ea6b0affd/climate-science.pdf 4 comments
- New USDA Rule Phases in Added Sugars Limits and Sodium Reduction in School Meals, Boosting Child Nutrition https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/fr-042524 3 comments upliftingnews
- Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/26/texas-food-assistance-lgbtq-lawsuit/ 29 comments politics
- USDA Secretary Vilsack’s Son Now Works for a Controversial Ethanol Pipeline Project | The “Midwest Carbon Express” will rely heavily on policies that Vilsack has been pushing for his entire career. https://www.motherjones.com/food/2022/01/usda-secretary-vilsack-jess-vilsack-ethanol-pipeline-summit-carbon-solutions/ 6 comments politics
- USDA puts brakes on land transfer for Arizona copper mine https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-arizona-forests-financial-markets-1da6e5c9713fc85b824c80c6dac5b834 13 comments politics
- New Biden USDA dumps Trump poultry processing line speed-up https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/new-biden-usda-dumps-trump-poultry-processing-line-speed-up/ 13 comments politics
- USDA proposes changing school menus to allow more fries and fewer vegetables, reversing a Michelle Obama effort https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/17/usda-proposes-changing-school-menus-allow-more-fries-pizza-fewer-vegetables-fruits-reversing-michelle-obama-effort/ 137 comments politics
- Nearly 700,000 will lose food stamps with USDA work requirement change https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nearly-700-000-will-lose-food-stamps-usda-work-requirement-n1095726?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma 4 comments worldnews
- Rats, roaches, mold: Under USDA's watch, some rural public housing is falling apart https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/rats-roaches-mold-under-usda-s-watch-some-rural-public-n1057016 13 comments politics
- Former USDA Scientist Says He'll Make A Bigger Impact On Climate Change Research Outside Of The Government https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/09/19/trump-usda-ziska-climate-change-research 5 comments politics
- Mulvaney Admits To Ulterior Motive For Suspicious Move Of USDA Experts https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/in-40-seconds-mulvaney-revealed-truth-about-moving-govt-scientists-to-real-america 85 comments politics
- These USDA employees face a stark choice: Move to Kansas City or be fired https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/01/these-usda-employees-face-stark-choice-move-kansas-city-or-be-fired/?utm_term=.0d4af10c5061 13 comments politics
- USDA Indefinitely Suspends Honey Bee Tracking Survey as States Get Approval to Use Bee-Killing Pesticide https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/08/usda-indefinitely-suspends-honey-bee-tracking-survey-states-get-approval-use-bee 191 comments politics
- Senators urge USDA to stop Trump farm bailout money from going to foreign-owned companies https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/05/30/senators-urge-usda-stop-trump-farm-bailout-money-going-foreign-owned-companies/ 8 comments politics
- USDA to shift some inspector tasks to pork plant workers — in everything but name https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/usda-to-shift-some-inspector-tasks-to-pork-plant-workers--in-everything-but-name/2019/05/23/9808cc50-66af-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4476bd80705f 21 comments politics
- USDA relocates expert economists, researchers who challenge Trump policies: report https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445151-usda-relocates-expert-economists-researchers-who-challenge-trump 3 comments politics
- Chicken often contains fecal bacteria, lawsuit against USDA claims https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/04/17/fecal-contamination-chicken-meats-lawsuit-usda/3504748002/ 7 comments politics
- Trump Trade War Triggering $1.9 Billion Plunge In Farm Exports: USDA https://www.huffpost.com/entry/farm-exports-doan-19billion-usda_n_5c6f6642e4b00eed0832809f 17 comments worldnews
- USDA to recall more than 9,000 furloughed workers to provide farm aid https://thehill.com/policy/finance/426485-usda-to-recall-more-than-9000-furloughed-workers-to-provide-farm-aid? 41 comments politics
- Shutdown will not impact February food stamp benefits: USDA https://abcnews.go.com/politics/shutdown-impact-february-food-stamp-benefits-usda/story?id=60241034 3 comments politics
- Trump directs USDA to expand work requirements on food stamps https://abcnews.go.com/politics/trump-directs-usda-expand-work-requirements-food-stamps/story?id=59913434 7 comments politics
- D.C. group claims USDA kills hundreds of kittens a year inside Maryland lab http://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/dc-group-claims-usda-kills-hundreds-of-kittens-a-year-inside-maryland-lab 10 comments politics
- Dems prep for major fight over Trump USDA science pick http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/348931-dems-prep-for-major-fight-over-trump-usda-science-pick 16 comments politics
- Any of you losers play the USDA WASDE report this morning (aka do any of you like actually making money)? https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/6sv8er/any_of_you_losers_play_the_usda_wasde_report_this/ 6 comments wallstreetbets
- Trump plans to nominate non-scientist to head science at USDA http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/21/politics/clovis-nominated-to-usda/index.html 15 comments politics
- President Trump Illegally Nominates Non-Scientist to Lead Science at the USDA http://www.ucsusa.org/press/2017/president-trump-illegally-nominates-non-scientist-lead-science-usda 87 comments politics
- Incompetence Looms: Trump To Appoint Non-Scientist As USDA's Chief Scientist https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2017/05/14/trump-will-appoint-incompetent-non-scientist-as-usdas-chief-scientist/#22298b636eb2 5 comments politics
- Trump’s Expected Pick for Top USDA Scientist is not a Scientist https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-expected-pick-for-top-usda-scientist-is-not-a-scientist 33 comments politics
- Monsanto clears USDA regulatory hurdle for new GMO corn: The regulatory moves come amid increased scrutiny of glyphosate following a report issued in March by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer that said it can "probably" cause cancer. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/23/us-usa-monsanto-gmo-iduskcn0sh2hr20151023 14 comments politics
- USDA Poised to Withdraw Dietary Cholesterol Warnings http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/10/feds-poised-to-withdraw-longstanding-warnings-about-dietary-cholesterol/ 6 comments science
- Cost of raising a child in U.S. tops $245,000, USDA says http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/18/us-usa-economy-children-iduskbn0gi1dj20140818 5 comments economy
- USDA Forces Whole Foods To Accept Monsanto http://drleonardcoldwell.com/2013/04/04/usda-forces-whole-foods-to-accept-monsanto/ 5 comments politics
- The USDA to expand a pilot program that replaces Federal poultry inspectors with inspectors employed by the processing plants themselves http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/04/usda-playing-chicken-safety-protesters-charge/41656/ 3 comments politics
- USDA goes after Mennonite farmer for his organic chickens - because someone else takes them to the farmers' market to sell. http://reason.com/blog/2011/05/11/the-poultry-farmer-liberation 58 comments politics
- USDA Approved Monsanto Alfalfa Despite Warnings of New Pathogen Discovered in Genetically Engineered Crops... http://www.truth-out.org/usda-approved-monsanto-alfalfa-despite-warnings-new-pathogen-discovered-genetically-engineered-crops 4 comments reddit.com
- Obama's Organic Betrayal: the Organic Elite betrayed the organic community when they cut a deal for "coexistence" with the USDA, giving up confronting Monsanto in the market (including Whole Foods Market), where unlabeled GMO and factory-farmed foods are routinely purchased by unwitting consumers. http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_22494.cfm 6 comments reddit.com
- The USDA approved genetically modified alfalfa from Monsanto without any restrictions! http://www.grist.org/article/2011-01-27-in-stunning-reversal-usda-chief-vilsack-greenlights-monsantos-al 4 comments politics
- Fox News & Andrew Breitbart Edited The Video Of The USDA Worker Speaking At The NAACP To Make Her Appear As A Black Racist http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/white-house-you-were-punked-andrew-breitbar 81 comments politics
- You are what you eat, which is why you may want to avoid USDA certified chicken meat. http://www.exile.ru/2002-july-25/moscow_babylon.html 133 comments reddit.com