Subdued approval greeted President-elect Obama’s choice of Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture last week. This came from mainstream environmental groups, such as Sierra Club, and even organizations that have been critical in the past of the Iowa governor’s policies. Vilsack comes across in nearly all of the stories written last Tuesday and Wednesday as [...]
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Group Recommends Next Leader of Beleaguered Agency Have Fewer Corporate Ties, Deeper Focus on Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture
A recent letter sent from the Center for Food Safety (CFS) urged President-Elect Obama to consider its recommendations for the most qualified and committed candidates for Secretary and Undersecretaries of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Given the [...]
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New Poll Shows 93 Percent of Consumers Believe Dairies Should Be Able to Label Products as ‘rbGH-Free’
Today, 94 dairy farmers; consumer, farm and agricultural groups; public health, animal protection and environmental organizations; food processors; and retailers wrote to Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to urge the state not to prohibit farmers from labeling their dairy products [...]
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