Face Off With the USDA: The Hidden Atrocity of Face Branding

Entering the United States is a nightmare if you\u27re a Mexican-bred steer. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires all steers imported into the United States from Mexico to have the letter M branded on their right cheeks. Now the USDA proposes to expand this torture to all cattle coming from Mexico—a pathetic gesture at monitoring tuberculosis

Corn

"Can Do Recipes : a series of simple recipes using canned foods.""Funded in part by United States Department of Agriculture SNAP.""Adapted from USDA, http://recipefinder. nal.usda.gov/"Reviewed 2/15

A Joint American Tradition: Hot Dogs, FDA & USDA

This paper discusses the relationship between three staples of American culture: the hot dog, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The reader is first introduced to the hot dog and takes a fun and illustrative journey through the hot dog’s storied tradition. Then, the paper addresses government regulation of hot dogs. Although hot dogs are principally regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture, FDA plays an integral role in the regulation and safety of hot dogs. Specifically, hot dogs raise many health concerns. Hot dogs contain many additives, such as sodium nitrite, and host harmful bacteria, such as Listeria monocytogenes, which can give rise to food-borne illness. Despite USDA regulation of the meat industry, FDA retains jurisdiction in the areas of food additives and food-borne illness, and FDA interacts with USDA and other agencies in order to address these health concerns

Organic Farming and Incidence Rates of Select Health Outcomes: An Evaluation of the USDA Certified Organic Program

Medical studies over the past few decades have shown increasing evidence that exposure to pesticides is associated with numerous health conditions, specifically Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, leukemia, asthma, and depression. Pesticides are widely used across the United States to ensure an affordable and bountiful food supply, but many of the chemicals used pose notable health risks. Numerous programs exist to measure and monitor pesticide exposure from agriculture, but researchers and public health experts remain uncertain of the efficacy of regulatory programs on reducing the amount of pesticide used and on protecting citizens from exposure. Organic agriculture, which uses significantly fewer pesticides than conventional agriculture, has long been promoted as beneficial for both the environment and public health. Indeed, many consumers across the United States have a perception that eating organic food is healthier than eating conventional products. However, the primary regulatory program for organic production, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Organic Program, largely ignores considerations of public health when developing policy. While not an official goal of the program, one potential positive externality is the opportunity to reduce the amount of pesticides used across the country, and thus reduce the incidence rates of health conditions linked to pesticide exposure. This study uses a fixed effects regression to examine USDA certified organic agricultural operations and health outcome incidence rates across all 50 states in the United States to evaluate the impact of the USDA organic program on public health. The study uses data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, the Centers for Disease Control, the United States Department of Agriculture, and other federal agencies between 2011 and 2017. Using this data aggregated at the state level, this analysis shows potentially promising results for the effect of the organic program. While multiple factors contribute to incidence rates of the four selected health outcomes, all four are significantly impacted by increases in USDA certified organic production. Overall, the results indicate that increased USDA certified organic production could be an effective tool for mitigating health problems associated with pesticide exposure. With this in mind, the program could benefit from more consideration of public health issues and the impact of organic production on human health when creating programs and policies

Safeguarding Organic Food: The Need for International Certification Standards

To certify an organic product, an accredited agent for the intended market must inspect each producer or manufacturer for compliance with that market’s standards. For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) has established a set of national standards that “organic” food must meet, whether it is grown in the United States or imported from abroad. Thus, a Brazilian farmer seeking to export his organic produce to the United States must obtain certification through one of the 95 Accredited Certifying Agents (“ACAs”) recognized by the USDA

Purchasing and leasing farm equipment (2014)

"NCFMEC-05 February 2014.""This publication is a product of the North Central Regional (NCR) Cooperative Extension. Services of: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin and The United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).""Funding for this project was provided by the North Central Risk Management Education Center (http://NCRME.org) and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (http://www.csrees.usda.gov).""This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2010-49200-06200.

Dairy farm wind generator model

CER79-80OIA-RNM51.March 1980.Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-40).Prepared for United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Rural and Remote Areas Wind Energy Research Program, USDA/SEA/ARS research agreement no. 58-32U4-8-34

SP718-Census of Agriculture Data Shows Growth of Value-Added Farm Enterprises in Tennessee

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts a census of agriculture every five years. The most recent census was conducted in 2007 and results were released in February 2009. Over time, the census has included more and more questions related to marketing and alternative enterprises, and it now provides some information related to various components of value-added agriculture

Disestablishing The Last Plantation : The Need for Accountability in the United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. At the signing ceremony, President Lincoln declared the Department of Agriculture to be the people\u27s Department because he said it governed an industry in which [citizens felt] more directly concerned than in any other. .. . Today, many American citizens do not share Abraham Lincoln\u27s view of the USDA as being the people\u27s Department ; rather, they identify it as being the last plantation due to its long history of open discrimination against African-American farmers. While this discrimination has occurred throughout America\u27s history, perhaps most disturbing are the more recent events. Within the last two decades, discrimination against African-Americans through the Department of Agriculture\u27s lending programs has been documented, including its failure to investigate thousands of filed complaints of discrimination and general non-compliance with the United States Constitution and other federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race. These unjust actions have contributed to the dramatic decline in farmland owned by African-Americans; indeed, African-Americans experienced a greater loss in farm operations than any other racial group in the twentieth century

Tracking soybean rust in 2006

Under favorable conditions, soybean rust can spread and develop rapidly. This characteristic makes it important to track its advancement on a national scale so Iowa producers can apply protective fungicides when necessary but avoid expensive unnecessary treatments. It was with this in mind that the North Central Soybean Research Program (NCSRP), the United Soybean Board, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) established the soybean rust sentinel plots. In 2005, sentinel plots were established in 31 states and Ontario, Canada. The results of scouting these plots are posted at the USDA Soybean Rust Information Site. This provided producers and researchers with current information about the development of the disease in the United States