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Officials declare Monsanto-resistant wheat an ‘isolated incident’
U.S. agriculture officials said Friday the discovery of genetically engineered wheat in an Oregon field appears to be an isolated incident. The plants, modified to be resistant to Monsanto herbicide, were discovered last month and led some Asian importers to halt or suspend trade with US wheat growers while an…
Sen. Moran rails against ‘Meatless Mondays’ at the USDA
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on Wednesday blasted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for encouraging its employees not to eat meat on Mondays. “Never in my life would I have expected USDA to be opposed to farmers and ranchers,” Sen. Moran said. “American farmers and ranchers deserve a USDA that…
Rep. Polis proposes bill to ensure schools don’t treat pizza as a vegetable
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced the SLICE Act on Monday to prevent pizza from being counted as a vegetable in federally funded school lunch menus. “Agribusinesses should never dictate the quality of school meals,” Polis said. “Big food companies have their priorities, which include selling cheap, unhealthy foods at high…
U.S. trial program would spy on Internet users to prevent animal abuse
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offered an unusual contract (PDF) this month, soliciting bids from private software developers for a trial program that would scour the Internet for detailed information on all animal sales, potential animal welfare abuses and other unlawful economic activities relating to animals within the U.S.…
U.S. ‘pink slime’ factories shut down amid outcry
Three factories that made so-called “pink slime” beef filler have shut down since public outcry about the ammonia-treated substance began last month, The Associated Press reported Monday. Beef Products Inc. spokesman Craig Letch told AP that only one factory in the country, located in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, is still…
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