by Jane Richey | Jan 22, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
More lost US jobs and what will that do to the price of chicken and what about China’s food safety record? The USDA has approved the processing of U.S.-raised chickens in China, for import back into this country – and back into our supermarkets and schools. It...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant of $149,992 to study the on-campus food choices of college students.The grant was awarded to Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey for the “Prevention of Late Adolescent Obesity in the College...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A southeastern New Mexico company’s plans to convert a cattle plant into a horse slaughterhouse has hit another roadblock, this time over an environmental dispute that the company’s attorney blames on the Obama administration putting politics over policy....
by Jane Richey | Dec 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Under pressure from lawmakers, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has changed its school lunch requirements to allow more meats and grains. Several farm-state senators from both parties had been pushing USDA to change its school lunch requirements, saying it left...
by Jane Richey | Jul 23, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Resource Guide to Assist Rural Communities The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other federal agencies have developed a guide outlining programs the federal government has available to support rural communities as they promote economic development and enhance...