Posts Tagged ‘ Department of Agriculture ’

Many Still Not Satisfied with Labor Department’s Focus on Family Farms

Apr 26th, 2012 | By
Many Still Not Satisfied with Labor Department’s Focus on Family Farms

WASHINGTON, DC – Department of Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, probably thought the 85 pages of new regulations she            quietly endorsed last year would slip past thinking Americans, but she was wrong. As Off the Grid News reported a few weeks ago, the proposed rules would restrict the activities of youth under the age of 18 on farms. Family farm operations, in particular, would be severely hampered. In February the Labor Department apparently backed away from what many called an impractical reach into farmers’ families by reopening the public comment period on a section of the
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Food and Fuel Inflation no Secret to Consumers

Feb 1st, 2012 | By
Food and Fuel Inflation no Secret to Consumers

Beef prices rose more than 10 percent over last year and the Department of Agriculture reports at least another 5 percent increase in 2012. In spite of official White House news that inflation stands at under 2 percent, that isn’t the reality consumers are seeing in the supermarket or at the gas pump. A major
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