Instead of having to sift through a complex web of corporations, partnerships and other business entities, the USDA has assigned a specific dollar amount to the individuals behind the businesses. But now, for the first time, new Agriculture Department data makes it easier to see exactly who benefits from the nation s generous farm subsidy program. It really does raise the question why shouldn t we at least impose some sort of reasonable test of means before we disperse all this money, Cook...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will be visiting six counties in north-central Iowa on Thursday, June 14 and Friday, June 15, 2007, to listen to Iowans and discuss the tremendous opportunities and significant changes facing agriculture in the state. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will be visiting six counties in north-central Iowa on Thursday, June 14 and Friday, June 15, 2007, to listen to Iowans and discuss the tremendous opportunities and significant changes...

Memphis Commercial Appeal - Memphis' Source for News and Information: U. Advertisement This year's Farm Bill is shaping up to be anything but business as usual as the six Agriculture subcommittees cobble together the commodity support, nutrition and Food Stamps, conservation, rural development, research, food safety, forestry and energy policies of the U. Advertisement This year's Farm Bill is shaping up to be anything but business as usual as the six Agriculture subcommittees cobble...

There's also a sub-category of energy drinks flooding the market based on tea, especially green and white tea, herbs like yerba mate, and vitamin and dietary supplements which are all being marketed for their antioxidant content and associated health benefits. Though the segment has been dominated by carbonated options that contain added sugar and synthetic ingredients such as taurine, only recently have healthier energy drink versions come to market. There's also a sub-category of energy...

Cancer death rates remain high decades after exposure to arsenic Death rates from lung and bladder cancer remained high decades after residents in northern Chile were exposed to high levels of arsenic in their drinking water, according to a new study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Pontificia Universidad Cat lica de Chile in Santiago. Pusztai has been directly involved as a principal investigator in the researching of GM potatoes and what he told here is...