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Archive for the 'Food and Nutrition' Category
Washington DC -July 14- Each week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asks a question related to the environment.
Washington DC -June 26- In response to the latest undercover video released June 25th by the Humane Society of the United States, the National Milk Producers Federation again condemns – as we did when HSUS released it first two videos in January and May – the treatment of the animals featured in the video clips.
Washington DC - June 16- With summer in full swing, now is a good time to visit your local farmers market, according to Ann Harvey Yonkers of FRESHFARM Markets in Washington DC.
Demand for fresh, locally-grown farm products continues to increase in the United States, Yonkers says, and farmers markets offer the opportunity for consumers to meet the regional farmers and growers who sell what they grow, raise or produce on their farm.
Yonkers made the comments during an interview at the Dupont Circle Farmers Market in Washington DC. You can listen to the entire interview right now at WashingtonView.com.
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For more information on farmers markets, go to www.freshfarmmarkets.org or www.localharvest.org
Washington DC -May 8- Members of the U.S. House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee today moved one step closer to approving a farm bill. Principle negotiators announced they have reached an agreement on the new farm bill.
Washington DC -May 5- Congress might have enough votes to overide a threatened veto of the Farm Bill should it come to that, Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota), told WashingtonView Radio in an exclusive interview at the U.S. Capitol.
Pomeroy, a member of the House Agriculture Committee AND House Ways and Means Committee and a key player in the marathon negotiating sessions, said the Farm Bill has bipartisan support, and he hopes the President avoids a showdown with Congress and signs the bill into law.
Hear/download the entire interview now at: WashingtonView Radio
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Washington DC -May 1- The National Pork Producers Council today commended the Bush administration for its decision to lend assistance to U.S. pork producers to help them weather the current economic crisis in the hog business.
Washington DC -April 25- President Bush today signed a one-week Farm Bill extension which was passed by the Congress on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 21- Getting a Farm Bill passed yet this year is a top priority for the National Farmers Union (NFU). Tom Buis, President of NFU, told WashingtonView Radio today that the House and Senate need to come to an agreement soon.
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Washington DC -April 13- Consumers and producers continue to search for the best quality food to bring to the dinner table, and the growing niche market for those products is the topic of this week’s WashingtonView Radio Program.
Our guest is Mary Ellen Taylor of Endless Summer Harvest (www.esharvest.com), a hydroponic lettuce and herb producer in northern Virginia which provides consumers and upscale restaurants in Washington DC, high-quality produce grown year-round.
Listen to the program now at WashingtonView Radio
Washington DC -March 17- Most people have little idea whether they’re eating a balanced diet or not and the USDA wants to change that with the MyPyramid Menu Planner, a new state-of-the-art, on-line nutrition guidance tool to help individuals and homemakers plan healthier menus based on the recommendations of the MyPyramid food guidance system and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -March 5- At the request of senior House and Senate agriculture committee staff, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided a detailed document developed from Administration analysis of impacts to current USDA programs - in the absence of enactment of a new farm bill or an extension of the 2002 farm bill past March 15, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -May 1- The Coevolution Institute (CoE) called for pollinator-beneficial enhancements to the Conservation Title and other farm bill programs in comments filed at today’s conservation hearing held by the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 16- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that a birth-herd cohort of the BSE-positive Canadian bull identified on Feb. 7, 2007, was indeed exported to the United States in 2002. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 6- USDA Secretary Mike Johanns today discussed details of several proposed 2007 farm bill changes that will streamline USDA’s Rural Development programs and expand funding for rural health care and community facilities. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington DC -April 5- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. Read the rest of this entry »