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Food pyramid has been replaced by a plate

If the food pyramid was a bit confusing and difficult for you to apply to your own mealtimes, you weren't alone. So, it's out with the old...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines for cooking pork have recently changed. They are now confirming that 145° is a safe...

Hardiness zones were first developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). They are geographically-defined areas where specific...

What’s in a hamburger? We all know the answer more often than not is cow. But recent studies in Washington state laboratories showed that in...

The United States has long been a top exporter of farm products, including those derived from animals, but this year those sales are forecast to...

As reported by Healthwise mad cow disease is a fatal disease that slowly destroys the brain and spinal cord in cattle. Mad cow disease is also is...

In response to the USDA’s claim, yesterday, that milk from the recently identified mad dairy cow poses no health threat, a skeptical examiner...

The USA again is starting to reap see some negative results because of improper agricultural practices:CBS News- ‎25 April 2012(CBS News) A cow...

Mad cow disease tops the Google trends on April 25, 2012 due to a confirmed case of what is technically known asbovine spongiform encephalopathy ...

A cow from a dairy farm in California’s central valley makes the fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy ever to be found in the U.S....