If Donald Trump does win back the Presidency, it’s unlikely that Sonny Perdue will make a repeat performance as Secretary of Agriculture, Feedstuff Daily is reporting.
Perdue says he has no interest in returning to the federal government, but, it’s a question he gets a lot these days. “I tell
Continue Reading A Trump win won’t bring Sonny Perdue back to USDA
The federal case of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) v. Sonny Perdue was dismissed in late February after hanging around for four years.
HSUS and other animal activists, on Feb. 25, 2020, sued then Secretary of Agriculture Perdue, challenging rules set by the USDA on chicken-slaughter line
Continue Reading Tossed line speed case is coming back
A-two year-old federal lawsuit brought by three non-governmental organizations claims USDA’s New Swine Inspection System undermines federal inspectors charged with protecting consumers from foodborne illness.
A federal judge in California has found “the matter suitable for disposition without oral argument.”
The Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, and
Continue Reading For now, only written arguments will be allowed to decide case on new swine inspection system
If you are recently out of office as a popular agricultural state governor and your campaign for president went bust, getting yourself appointed as Secretary of Agriculture is your next logical option. But if you’ve already done that: Why would you do it again?
Tom Vilsack, who served as
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: We wish there was a difference, but there’s not
Consumer Reports Monday announced the appointment of former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm as director of food policy for the 80-year old non-profit organization.
“Mr. Ronholm will lead Consumer Reports’ advocacy efforts to advance a safe and healthy food system. He will be based in CR’s Washington D.C. office,” according
Continue Reading Consumer Reports taps former USDA food safety official to direct food policy
Although a single supplier has not been identified, federal officials know of a number of specific beef plants that are contaminated with a strain of Salmonella behind a deadly outbreak. But, the USDA won’t name those companies.
Seeking to force the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reveal the information, two
Continue Reading Federal legislators call for USDA to name contaminated beef plants
The nomination of Mindy Brashears, currently deputy undersecretary for food safety, to be the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety was reported favorably Tuesday out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
The last to serve as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety was Dr. Elisabeth
Continue Reading Ag committee again clears way for Senate to confirm Brashears for USDA
I’ve always been partial to shades of gray, possibly because we didn’t get a color TV until I was almost 9 years old. That’s when I discovered that the black, white and gray stripes on the test pattern were in living color.
As seductive as those colors were, my
Continue Reading Beach Beat: CDC says outbreak’s over; USDA says it’s ‘engaging’ industry; what will chicken producers say?
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen left the USDA in December of 2013, leaving the position of the USDA’s Undersecretary for Food Safety vacant and President Obama chose not to fill it for the remainder of his term.
Trump got Ted McKinney in as the USDA’s Undersecretary for Agriculture Trade and Foreign
Continue Reading One heck of a way to run a government
In case you missed it, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue took his finger off the pause button last week to implement his reorganization of USDA.
He’s removed the U.S. Codex Office from the Food Safety and Inspection Service to the Office of the
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: What is Sonny Perdue thinking?
