The foods that nutritionists recommend we eat more of vegetables and fruits are considered specialty crops and arent eligible for direct government support. Many of those crops end up going into feed for livestock, sweeteners or cheap oil for fast food. If you dont think government has any control over what we eat, check out the facts that Newsweek discovered: For every dollar the USDA spends on nutrition education, the food industry spends $24 on ads and marketing. Soybean, corn and wheat...

Home:News:News:Top Stories Top Stories A healthy alternative By KEVIN GOODWIN, The Saratogian 06/04/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly SARATOGA SPRINGS - Public interest in organic and natural foods is growing, and the choices at supermarkets and specialty shops are growing along with them. Home:News:News:Top Stories Top Stories A healthy alternative By KEVIN GOODWIN, The Saratogian 06/04/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly SARATOGA SPRINGS - Public...

WASHINGTON - Federal food safety regulators announced Tuesday that the level of contaminated animal feed consumed by hogs does not pose a risk to humans who eventually consume that pork, and they have lifted a quarantine that kept 56,000 hogs from going to slaughter. WASHINGTON - Federal food safety regulators announced Tuesday that the level of contaminated animal feed consumed by hogs does not pose a risk to humans who eventually consume that pork, and they have lifted a quarantine that...

The analysis of 42 experiments supports claims by Monsanto co., the world's biggest maker of standard and engineered seeds, that modified crops can benefit the environment. Jun 08, 2007 04:30 AM Insects that do not threaten corn and cotton crops are more abundant around plants engineered to resist bugs than in normal fields sprayed with pesticides, a study shows. Biotech crops have cut pesticide use by 172,000 tonnes, and herbicide-resistant varieties eliminate the erosion of one billion...

In recent years, and since a federally approved tobacco buyout in 2004, a number of area farmers have sold whole farms or portions for development, or diversified their crops to make continued farming profitable. Department of Agriculture said surveys since 1997 have shown annual decreases in the land used for farming in Horry and Brunswick counties. Avery, which Shelley and his son, Cam, now use for small tasks, is a symbol of their family's roughly 60-year farming tradition. The...

A beef recall has greatly expanded to include 5.7 million pounds of fresh and frozen meat which may be contaminated with E. The best piece of advice coming from the USDA Food safety department, is to check the dates on the frozen meat in your home. So, the problem isn't stores selling consumers potentially contaminated meat right now, it's what might be in your freezer. The double recall could effect BBQ's and other cooking plans if people are reaching into their freezers to grab frozen...