In Mississippi, from the farm to the grocery, the convenience store to the restaurant, all food is already regulated to ensure safety by divisions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the state Department of Health and the state Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
The operation involved the Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Social Services, the PSNI and Revenue and Customs.
But Allan Jennings, the director of the Agriculture Department's Office of Pest Management Policy, insists this year's crop of apples and produce that have been sprayed with the chemicals are safe.
This week we've tapped two big government agencies, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture have held unusual public hearings on competition in the agriculture industry.
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The Secretary of Agriculture employs a number of people to carry out the duties and the functions of the Department of Agriculture.
After the Sept. 11 attacks, screening duties were taken away from the Department of Agriculture and given to the new Department of Homeland Security.
Another example of political folly masquerading as public health is the role of the Agriculture Department.
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"Anything like this that is breaking new ground is a challenge and takes time, " said Mr. Reviczky of the Department of Agriculture.
Bradley said enforcement of laws banning anti-competitive activities in the livestock industry should be moved from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the Justice Department.
Wal-Mart and other superstores charge up to 27% less for food than traditional supermarkets, estimate economists Jerry Hausman of MIT and Ephraim Leibtag of the Department of Agriculture.
We couldn't do this without the work of the Department of Agriculture, and he has been steadfast in this fight to ensure that children have healthier options in the schools.
According to the report, more than half of the 90 programs to be cut or eliminated are within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (25 programs), the Small Business Administration (14) and the Department of Labor (9).
"That is why the Republic of Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, the minister, the Garda are involved, " he said.
And David Laird, of America's Department of Agriculture, showed that biochar even helped the rich soil of America's Midwest by reducing the leaching from it of a number of nutrients, including nitrate, phosphate and potassium.
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Working with local leadership, the President is proposing to align a number of his signature revitalization initiatives from the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, and the Department for Agriculture to ensure that federal programs and resources are focused intensely on 20 communities hardest hit by the recession.
Nonetheless, 1.4 million acres in Mississippi, including 602, 000 acres where crops are growing, could flood, said Rickey Grey of the state's Department of Agriculture.
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The U.S. avocado supply has roughly tripled since the mid-1990s, says Roberta Cook, an agricultural economist at the University of California, Davis, based on analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
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For instance, two recent studies by the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Agriculture found that most soda tax proposals significantly overstate the amount of weight loss they would generate.
Files that the BBC has seen suggest that when the Department of Environment make a suggestion it was often ignored by the Department of Agriculture.
Kentucky Fried Chicken leads the way, according to a report by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Frozen meat shipped in boxed cuts often has small amounts of E. coli on the surface, according Jacque Knight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Soil scientist Michel Cavigelli of the U.S. Department of Agriculture agrees that no-till fields, like the one he studies in rural Maryland, can hold more carbon than plowed fields.
However, largely because of the unscientific policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency, plant genetic engineering has realized only a small fraction of its potential.
Sounding like something out of a 1950s B-movie, these giant African land snails eat their way through some surprising stuff, including stucco, plastic recycling bins, signs and more than 500 species of plants, says the Florida Department of Agriculture.
Americans have continued to overspend on sweets, fats, convenience foods and refined grains, says a report released by the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, while we underspend on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
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That authority was transferred, with the support of the farming lobby, to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Half of that is exported, according to the Department of Agriculture, and about 80% of those exports are long-grain varieties.
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This year ethanol production will consume a whopping 42 % of the corn crop, says the US Department of Agriculture.
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Over several hours of testimony an executive from Ohio's Department of Agriculture recounted a 2004 visit to Ohio Fresh Eggs, the nation's seventh-largest producer, where he saw hens afflicted with diarrhea and giant piles of wet manure, a breeding ground for maggots.
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