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Founded in 1862 when the country was heavily agrarian, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a federal agency that oversees programs that provide services to farmers and other entities within the agricultural industry. Duties of the USDA include ensuring food safety, combating hunger in the U.S. and abroad, protecting natural resources, supporting agricultural production and trade and seeing to the general needs of workers, businesses and communities tied to the farming industry.
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Articles about USDA

  • Urbanites got $394 million of U.S. crop subsidies in 2010

    Thu, Jun 23 2011 at 4:42 PM

    The Environmental Working Group released the data before a Senate review of USDA spending and while lawmakers try to rein in federal spending.

  • The Clean 15 in produce

    Mon, Jun 13 2011 at 9:58 AM

    By choosing produce from the cleanest fruits and vegetables on the Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce and employing some money-saving tips, you can limit exposure to harmful pesticides in food.

  • Comparing MyPlate to farm subsidies

    Wed, Jun 08 2011 at 10:36 AM

    If the USDA says that vegetables and fruits should make up half of our diets, why does less than 1 percent of its food subsidies go to farmers who grow produce?

  • USDA encouraging wider use of summer food program

    Tue, Jun 07 2011 at 5:31 PM

    The Summer Food Service Program feeds 3 million children, 17 million less than the number who get free or reduced-price lunches during school.

  • Weekend reads: Let the MyPlate discussions begin

    Fri, Jun 03 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

  • Introducing MyPlate, the USDA's new food icon

    Thu, Jun 02 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack introduces the new food icon that replaces the food pyramid and hopes that MyPlate becomes your plate.

  • Plate replaces pyramid in USDA food guidelines

    Thu, Jun 02 2011 at 11:44 AM

    The food pyramid has been scrapped, and in its place the Obama administration is serving up a dinner plate icon sliced up by food groups.

  • 34 unapproved pesticides found on cilantro

    Wed, Jun 01 2011 at 12:31 PM

    44 percent of the cilantro samples tested had residue from at least one unapproved pesticide. What's the solution? Grow your own.

  • Food Pyramid to become a dinner plate

    Tue, May 31 2011 at 12:05 PM

    A dinner plate half-filled with fruits and vegetables will replace the decades-old pyramid icon to help end confusion.

  • USDA releases Food Desert Locator

    Thu, May 05 2011 at 10:15 AM

    With a click of your mouse, this interactive Web tool gives you details and data about the food deserts in your region and across the country.

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