Tag: Agriculture

"Snacks shouldn't replace a meal, so look for ways to help your kids understand how much is enough," the USDA tip sheet says. "Store snack-size bags in the cupboard and use them to control serving sizes." (AP Photo)

USDA updates federal guidance on how kids should eat snacks

Pete Kasperowicz · February 22, 2016 10:35 pm

Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., debuted the measure Thursday and explained that those who failed the tests would be directed to drug rehab programs. (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

Lawmaker pushes to drug test welfare recipients

Anna Giaritelli · February 12, 2016 3:20 am

In that instance they had flipped the order of votes, and so I went up voting initially, believing we were voting on cloture, on the Export-Import Bank,? Cruz said. (AP photo/Sean Rayford)

Cruz defends crop insurance vote

Curt Mills · January 17, 2016 6:50 pm

The 2016 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show funs from March 5-13.

Washington Secrets

New Philly flower ‘czar’ sees nation as his garden

Paul Bedard · January 12, 2016 2:53 pm

Honeybee populations have collapsed in recent years, and the EPA has identified pesticides as one of the many stressors contributing to the population decline. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Energy and Environment

EPA limits pesticide on crops to stop bee deaths

Kyle Feldscher · January 6, 2016 4:59 pm

The Renewable Fuels Standard, created by George W. Bush, requires refiners to dilute their gasoline with ethanol, a fuel made from plants -- mostly corn. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Politics corrupts, ethanol politics corrupts absolutely

Timothy P. Carney · December 8, 2015 9:11 pm

"I'm not saying that from an ethical, animal-rights standpoint; I'm saying it from a health standpoint," Cameron said. "Nutritionally, we don't need to eat animals and animal products. And we're actually much healthier if we don't. This has been proven; there's a depth and breadth of scientific analysis behind that statement." (AP file photo/Nick Ut)

James Cameron: Curb climate change by not eating meat

Joshua Axelrod · December 8, 2015 7:50 pm

Major grocery chains such as Wegmans, Whole Foods and Wal-Mart are joining restaurant chains such as Chipotle, Panera and Chick-Fil-A to buy only antibiotic-free meat from suppliers.

California outpaces feds on superbug laws

Robert King · November 30, 2015 5:01 am

This year's tree is an 18.5-foot-tall Fraser fir, grown by Jay and Glenn Bustard of Lansdale, Pa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Michelle Obama welcomes annual White House Christmas tree

Rudy Takala · November 27, 2015 6:31 pm

If sale of pot in Ohio becomes legal,Â former 98 Degrees band member and Jessica Simpson's ex-husband Nick Lachey will be partial owner of the 10 farms that almost all marijuana growth will be restricted to. (AP Photos)

Nick Lachey: Ohio’s marijuana king?

Joshua Axelrod · November 4, 2015 12:43 am

Amidst the jungle of crony capitalism, corporate welfare, and federal boondoggles that Congress has created, the sugar program may be the least defensible.Â (AP File Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Marco Rubio needs to get past his sugar problem

Timothy P. Carney · November 3, 2015 10:52 pm

On Monday, MyPlate.gov, a division of USDA that dispenses nutrition advice, tweeted out a list of 10 things parents can do to help preschoolers build "healthy mealtime habits." (AP Photo)

USDA to parents: Don’t badmouth icky foods to your kids

Pete Kasperowicz · November 2, 2015 11:25 pm