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    May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Wildfire risk runs high, but budget cuts mean fewer firefighters

    WASHINGTON — The drought that caused record wildfires in California and other Western states last year is expected to persist through the summer, but fewer firefighters will battle this year's blazes in other regions because of federal budget cuts, top federal officials said Monday.
    WASHINGTON — The drought that caused record wildfires in California and other Western states last year is expected to persist through the summer, but fewer firefighters will battle this year's blazes in other regions because of federal budget cuts,...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fires

    2. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Proposed New Mexico horse slaughterhouse likely to get permit soon

    The battle over the opening of the nation’s first domestic horse slaughterhouse since a government ban six years ago has ramped up as a company in Roswell, N.M., moves closer to reinstituting the practice.
    The battle over the opening of the nation’s first domestic horse slaughterhouse since a government ban six years ago has ramped up as a company in Roswell, N.M., moves closer to reinstituting the practice. Activists throughout the West say they...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Congress, National Rifle Association of America, Barack Obama, Politics

    3. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Meat shortage could be triggered by sequestration, White House warns

    Now may be time to hoard the bacon and load up on steaks.
    Now may be time to hoard the bacon and load up on steaks. The White House put out a warning that sequestration -- or the steep, automatic spending cuts set to take effect in March -- may result in furloughing every meat and poultry inspector for two...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Unemployment, Rick Perry, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. First Lady plants wheat in White House garden

    First Lady Michelle Obama on April 4 planted wheat by hand in the White House kitchen garden and then watered it. Crouching by signs reading "club wheat" and "bread wheat," the first lady scratched rows in the dirt so she and the children could put...

    Tags: Potatoes, Breads, White House, Politics, Agriculture

    5. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  5. Agriculture census deadline approaching

    The Wilson Daily Times, N.C.
    With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding Wilson County farmers and producers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Population and Census, Demographics, Agriculture

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  6. Federal fire agencies face budget cuts

    The Spokesman-Review
    With a "difficult" fire season looming, across-the-board budget cuts are now hitting federal firefighting agencies. The result: There will be hundreds fewer firefighters deployed to battle wildfires across the nation this year. "We're going to be...

    Tags: Conservation, Sally Jewell, Budgets and Budgeting, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress

    7. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. Feds warn of 'tough' fire season, fewer firefighters

    The Wenatchee World, Wash.
    On the heels of the third-worst fire season on record, federal officials announced Monday they'll have fewer firefighting resources this summer, despite forecasts for another severe year in many parts of the West. North Central Washington, however,...

    Tags: Conservation, Sally Jewell, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Wildfires

    8. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. New Mexico horse slaughter plant to open soon

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, unless Congress reinstates a ban on the practice, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. In a...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Congress, Politics

    9. May 10, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Agricultural Census deadline drawing near

    Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C.
    With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is urging Richmond County farmers and producers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Population and Census, Demographics, Agriculture

    10. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. The business of hunger

    America sends about $1.4 billion a year in emergency food aid to needy people around the world through the Food for Peace Program. By law, practically all that aid is produced in the U.S. and shipped by U.S. companies to far-flung places, where it is consumed. Some food donations get sold once they're delivered overseas, to fund development projects.
    America sends about $1.4 billion a year in emergency food aid to needy people around the world through the Food for Peace Program. By law, practically all that aid is produced in the U.S. and shipped by U.S. companies to far-flung places, where it is...

    Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Congress, Farms, John Kerry, Politics

    11. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Food aid for the 21st century

    For almost 60 years, a bag of life-saving food etched with the American flag has served as one of the purest expressions of our country's generosity and compassion around the world — from the earthquake devastated streets of Port au Prince to the refugee camps in the Horn of Africa.
    For almost 60 years, a bag of life-saving food etched with the American flag has served as one of the purest expressions of our country's generosity and compassion around the world — from the earthquake devastated streets of Port au Prince to the...

    Tags: Somalia, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama, White House

    12. May 9, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. Five counties eligible for federal aid

    The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.
    Five Southern Colorado counties received federal drought designation Wednesday. Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano and Las Animas counties received the designation from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, according to a letter to Gov. John...

    Tags: Droughts, John Hickenlooper, Natural Disasters

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