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New IG report is likely just a speed bump on USDA’s road to Kansas City

By Dan Flynn on August 6, 2019

A new report by the Inspector General for USDA has only one Constitutionally- suspect argument for use by Congressional opponents of moving some federal jobs to the Kansas City area.  Some transferred positions involve food…
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Ag secretary picks Kansas City area as new home for USDA research units

By Dan Flynn on June 14, 2019

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is relocating USDA’s economic research units and 85 percent of their jobs to the greater Kansas City area. USDA’s researchers do some food safety research.

Perdue Thursday announced that both…
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Letter From The Editor: It’s Only a Matter of Time

By Dan Flynn on June 9, 2019
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Crop reports and economic forecasts for agricultural commodities have long been the work products of USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

Those are the USDA research…
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Secretary Perdue names top 3 finalists for new home of USDA research agencies

By Dan Flynn on May 3, 2019

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue late Friday announced his finalists of 136 Expressions of Interest received from parties in 35 states vying to become the new homes of USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and…
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Letter From The Editor: Escape from the National Capital Region (NCR)

By Dan Flynn on March 31, 2019
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Ten years ago when USDA leased nearly all of the newly completed 380,000 square foot Patriots Plaza III at 355 E. St. SW in Washington D.C., it was good for only a couple of…
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Federal grant funds research to improve safety of oysters on high-priced menus

By News Desk on August 10, 2018

The USDA has given more than $450,000 for a research project designed to increase the safety of certain commercially farmed oysters from the Gulf Coast that are “bound for the premium half-shell market.”

A marine…
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USDA grants through NIFA include food safety research

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on December 4, 2017

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced support for research, education, and extension projects that promote a safe, nutritious food supply. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture…
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NoroCORE doubles down on nearly perfect human pathogen

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on August 30, 2016

Originally posted by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on the USDA’s website, this column was written by Lee-Ann Jaykus, NoroCORE scientific director, and Elizabeth Bradshaw, NoroCORE extension associate. NIFA …
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USDA offers $6 million for antimicrobial resistance research

By News Desk on May 3, 2016

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making $6 million available for research into antimicrobial resistance and has set an Aug. 3 deadline for grant proposals. The funding comes from the Agriculture and Food…
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New U.S. food safety system taking shape

By Coral Beach on March 3, 2016

Beam by beam, the federal government is building the superstructure of a new food safety system in the United States. Using 2011’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as the foundation, the USDA and FDA set…
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FDA Shares Its FSMA Training Strategy

By Lydia Zuraw on October 7, 2015

Farm_406x250In order for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to be successfully implemented, training is key. Employees in the food industry are ultimately responsible for getting the training they need to comply with FSMA rules,…
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