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Dept. of Agriculture Gives $14M in Grants to HBCUs
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Virginia State University are among 19 historically Black colleges and universities that have…
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Agriculture Secretary Announces Goal for Cutting Food Waste
Karen Matthews, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a goal Wednesday to cut…
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Ex-USDA Official in Settlement Over Supposedly Racist Video
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shirley Sherrod, the former Agriculture Department official whose supposed racist remarks on…
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Recall Alert: 2 Million Pounds of Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Recalled After Consumers Report Illness
(AL.com) – Kraft Heinz has issued a recall for more than 2 million pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon after…
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AG Secretary: Smartphones Could Tell Buyers What’s in Food
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of genetically modified foods, Agriculture Secretary…
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Studies May Shed Light on Food-Stamp Purchases
Jonathan Ellis, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)—The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to release studies this spring that…
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USDA to Cut Off Farm Subsidies to City Slickers
(Politico) – The Agriculture Department is getting ready to tell a lot of people who’ve been getting farm subsidy…
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Census: 1 in 5 Children on Food Stamps
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixteen million children were on food stamps as of last year, the…
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China Moves to Accept Imports of All US Apple Varieties
NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — For the first time, all varieties of apples from the United…
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Black Farmers Finally Collect in $1.2 Billion in Discrimination Case
John Boyd led fight for Black farmers By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For decades, Black farmers…
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