Tag: USDA

Massive meat recall includes hundreds of products sold at Walmart, Target, more

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Check your fridge and freezer: A massive meat recall linked to possible listeria contamination has impacted hundreds of ready-to-eat meals sold at major grocery store chains across the U.S., including Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Target.

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The affected products were shipped to distributors across the country and later reached restaurants and other food service providers. They appeared in a variety of items, from frozen dinners to pre-made salads.

Massive meat recall includes hundreds of products sold at Walmart, Target, more

Is China really buying up U.S. farmland? Here’s what we found

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Is China really buying up U.S. farmland? Here’s what we found

A review by NBC News of thousands of documents filed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, however, shows very few purchases by Chinese buyers in the past year and a half — fewer than 1,400 acres in a country with 1.3 billion acres of agricultural land. In fact, the total amount of U.S. agricultural land owned by Chinese interests is less than three-hundredths of 1%.

US Resumes Biolab Program in Ukraine

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The Russian Defense Ministry has asserted that the United States has recommenced its contentious biological laboratories (biolab) initiative within the territory of Ukraine, with a primary focus on the construction of secretive new facilities and the training of personnel.

US Resumes Biolab Program in Ukraine

USDA’s Biological Control Program (biological pest control) was the first thing to came up when doing a web search, through Ecosia, for ‘Biological Control Research’. Entomological warfare?! 🤷🏼‍♀️

No, China Isn’t Gobbling Up America’s Farms

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Source: US Department of Agriculture

Fears over Chinese purchases of US cropland are vastly overblown. Lawmakers should slow down before imposing damaging new restrictions.

No, China Isn’t Gobbling Up America’s Farms

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Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner

Bill Gates Finally Explains Why He’s Buying So Much U.S. Farmland

I’m more worried about ‘Farmer Bill’, who claims that he owns “less than 1/4000 of the farmland”.

‘To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast’ WSJ Headline

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‘To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast’ WSJ Headline

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To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast

Breakfast lovers might be better off just having a cup of coffee—but go with roasted, not instant. Prices for roasted coffee declined by 0.1% last month, but instant coffee rose by a 3.6% monthly increase for instant coffee.

I thought that breakfast was the most important meal of the day?!

More American families struggling to afford food. Can food banks cope?

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More American families struggling to afford food. Can food banks cope?

The economic fallout brought on by COVID-19 put millions of families in Ms. White’s shoes. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 35 million Americans were food insecure before the pandemic, a number that may rise to 50 million by the end of the year, says Zuani Villarreal of Feeding America, a nonprofit that supplies food banks.