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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to end most federal inspection of poultry in slaughterhouses and speed up the processing lines – an idea that will only harm America’s food safety. That’s the conclusion of a number of ...

The salmonella outbreak traced back to three Foster Farms chicken plants include a strain that is resistant to antibiotics, and some are blaming the heavy usage of antibiotics in the industry. The salmonella pathogen is reportedly resistant to the same ...

A Washington state farmer who found unwanted genetically modified alfalfa on his land is speaking out, saying he wants to protect other farmers. Joseph Peila, previously unidentified, is the man whose story previously was referenced in an Off The Grid ...

The government shutdown is far more than irritating political theater — it’s now posing a threat to the safety of America’s food. Food inspectors and the scientists that track down infectious diseases are among the federal employees that are being ...

Very quietly, and without a peep from the mainstream media, the United States has made it possible for chicken to be processed in China and then sold to you here in America – without a label identifying it as “processed ...

Genetically modified alfalfa has been confirmed on a Washington State farm where GMO alfalfa supposedly was not planted, and where the hay farmer did not want such a crop. The Washington Department of Agriculture – the USDA branch — is ...

More than 150 agricultural organizations, companies and businesses who oppose genetically modified foods (GMOs) have signed a letter calling on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase oversight of genetically engineered seed trials. The discovery of unapproved GMO wheat ...

Raisin growers are fighting back against the USDA. Struggling small farmers have banded together and told the federal government they will no longer turn over 47 percent of their raisin crop to the USDA each year. A little known and ...

GMO wheat found recently in Oregon is now believed to have been stored in a government-controlled facility until at least the early days of 2012. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) investigation into the genetically modified wheat reportedly revealed that ...

Genetically modified wheat developed by Monsanto was not supposed to make it to market. However, it is readily sprouting on a farm in Oregon. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that the genetically engineered wheat had not been ...