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Scioto County: Bringing agriculture to area students

Published May. 9, 2013

The event brought hundreds of area elementary students to the fairgrounds to learn about various aspects of agriculture in the community.

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS DATA-DRIVEN NUTRITION ASSISTANCE

Published May. 9, 2013

The proposed database would help the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and its state-level partners make smarter decisions about where to invest time and money,

Peterson Hopeful For Passing Farm Bill This Summer

Published May. 9, 2013

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, had threatened earlier this year to sit out writing a new farm bill unless he got a guarantee from House Republican leaders that they’d let the legislation get a floor vote this time.

Legislation Would Push FDA To Investigate Antibiotic Use In Farm Animals

Published May. 9, 2013

The bipartisan Antimicrobial Data Collection Act, introduced this morning by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (New York), Dianne Feinstein (California), and Susan Collins (Maine), calls for “increased data collection by the FDA, enhanced transparency and public awareness of antimicrobial drug use in agriculture and strengthened FDA accountability regarding unsafe antimicrobial drug use.â€