USDA on Townhall

• Meat plant shutdowns inevitable in budget cuts: USDA Tue Feb 26
  Reuters News
• Food Stamps: Policy or Political Payoff Mon Feb 25
  Harry R. Jackson, Jr.
  In an early strategic preparation for the struggle to avoid the fiscal cliff, the president and several Democratic luminaries decided to redefine as essential several entitlement programs. In an old fashioned way of manipulating the public, they began to redefine commonly held beliefs. In the interest of time, we will share only one example. ... more
• Budget cuts won't hit meat inspectors immediately: USDA Thu Feb 21
  Reuters News
• USDA Promoting Racial Division at Taxpayer Expense Fri Feb 15
  Katie Pavlich
• As clock ticks down, lawmakers and USDA push for new US farm law Thu Nov 29
  Reuters News
• Michelle Obama’s Bumbling Bureaucrats: Let Them Eat Snacks! Fri Sep 28
  Kyle Olson
  In response to the growing outrage over the one-size-fits-all, top-down lunch menu regulations handed down by Michelle Obama and bureaucrats in Washington, DC, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered an incredible response: Let them eat snacks! ... more
• Students Protest USDA's New Lunch Regulations Tue Sep 25
  Sharon Springs, KS
  Many students are left hungry by the one-size-fits-all approach to lunch requirements and they're taking matters into their own hands. ... more
• Complaints Mount Against Michelle Obama’s New Lunch Menu Sun Sep 23
  Kyle Olson
  In Wisconsin, high school athletes are complaining about not getting enough to eat each day, due to the skimpy new school lunch menu mandated by the United States Department of Agriculture and First Lady Michelle Obama. ... more
• World shows prudence as drought boosts food prices: USDA Mon Sep 17
  Reuters News
• Drought hurt world crops less than many had feared: USDA Wed Sep 12
  Reuters News
• Corn crop larger than expected, soy smaller: USDA Wed Sep 12
  Reuters News
• News Summary: USDA predicts record corn harvest Thu May 10
  AP News
• Group sues USDA over predator killing program Tue May 1
  AP News
• Mad cow case in Calif. found in USDA testing Wed Apr 25
  AP News
• U.S. beef sales curbed in South Korea after 'mad cow disease' case Wed Apr 25
  Townhall.com Staff
• Food Stamp Participation the Highest It's Ever Been Mon Apr 23
  Erika Johnsen
• Michelle Obama's "Food Deserts," Aren't Actually Food Deserts Thu Apr 19
  Erika Johnsen
• Pink Slime and Consumer Choice Wed Apr 18
  Cherylyn Harley LeBon
  Recently, we have been besieged with news reports about hamburger. The question is whether hamburger containing a type of meat called lean finely textured beef (LFTB) is safe and should be part of our diet. As a mom, this naturally raises a red flag, but before anyone decides whether to sell or serve hamburger with LFTB, it is necessary to discover and clarify the facts. ... more
• Black farmers file claims in USDA settlement Wed Mar 28
  AP News
• Emails show White House input on Sherrod ouster Thu Mar 8
  AP News
• APNewsBreak: USDA unveils new conservation program Fri Mar 2
  AP News
• Vilsack: USDA to lead China trade mission in March Thu Mar 1
  AP News
• Is the Department of Agriculture Necessary? Thu Mar 1
  Elisabeth Meinecke
• Who Is Policing the Food Police? Sat Feb 25
  Susan Brown
  President and Mrs. Obama seem to be terrific parents and should be commended for the steps they have taken to improve the health and well-being of America's kids. ... more
• Preschooler's Homemade Lunch Taken Away Because It Wasn't Healthy Enough Wed Feb 15
  Helen Whalen Cohen

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