Never in my life would I have expected USDA to be opposed to farmers and ranchers. — Jerry Moran Copy Share Image
“The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) provides safe food handling tips.” — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
Generally, I'd say that the perception is correct that the USDA is too large. It's in many instances overboard. — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
Having the USDA design your food pyramid is like having Al Capone do your taxes. — Caldwell Esselstyn Copy Share Image
There are some farmers who have been terribly discriminated against by the USDA. They've suffered tremendous losses and pain and anguish, and… — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
For the first time in 150 years, the USDA reported there were more farms in America, not fewer. That has to make… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
To help producers serve larger institutional customers like schools and hospitals, USDA has helped fund new regional infrastructure like cold storage warehouses,… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
USDA is committed to keeping pace with the needs and progress of American agriculture by supporting new markets and movements that will… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
“The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sets quality standards for meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. The U.S. Department… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
If you think of what food is, it's the energy we use to do our daily work. I want people to know… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
American farmers and ranchers deserve a USDA that will pursue supportive policies rather than seek their further harm. — Jerry Moran Copy Share Image
I want the USDA to look like America, and I want it to be the best, most effectively managed agency in the… — Sonny Perdue Copy Share Image
“Big food companies make hot dogs with mechanically separated meat (msm) that, as described matter-of-factly by the [USDA], is "a paste-like and… — Jennifer Reese Copy Share Image
To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Over the past two years, the Obama Administration and USDA have worked to build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in rural… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
“USDA regulations spell out precisely what sort of facility and system is permissible, but they don’t set thresholds for food-borne pathogens. (That… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Floods, droughts, and natural disasters are a fact of life for farmers, ranchers, and foresters. They have persevered in the past, and… — Sonny Perdue Copy Share Image
The USDA is not our ally here. We have to take matters into our own hands, not only by advocating for a… — Mark Bittman Copy Share Image
“A nationwide study published by the USDA in 1996 found that [...] 78.6 percent of the ground beef contained microbes that are… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
“The popular media and conventional wisdom, including the medical profession's traditional approach to nutrition, have created and continue to perpetuate this problem… — Ron Hoggan Copy Share Image
We have seen levee breaks and flooding in the wake of storms, some of which have caused the loss of life, and… — Sonny Perdue Copy Share Image
One USDA scientist went so far as to claim that there has never been a documented case of food-borne illness from eating… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
We have made changes at the USDA in our personnel and in the attitude that we would like to instill in our… — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
The USDA is tasked with managing and promoting agriculture - including the well-funded animal agriculture industry - so it's pulled into a… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
I have a sense that the USDA and the secretary who represents the USDA has always been seen as either a stranger… — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
I think that as a government agency, USDA has a responsibility to reduce the levels of contamination and to mandate a stringent… — Mike Espy Copy Share Image
![“Big food companies make hot dogs with mechanically separated meat (msm) that, as described matter-of-factly by the [USDA], is "a paste-like and batter-like meat product produced by forcing bones with attached edible meat under high pressure through a sieve or similar device to separate the bone…” quote by Jennifer Reese](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/61e/jennifer-reese-69759_food_big-food-companies-make-hot-dogs-with-me_2847783.jpg)
![“A nationwide study published by the USDA in 1996 found that [...] 78.6 percent of the ground beef contained microbes that are spread primarily by fecal matter. The medical literature on the causes of food poisoning is full of euphemisms and dry scientific terms: coliform levels, aerobic plate…” quote by Eric Schlosser](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/06c/eric-schlosser-3894_beef_a-nationwide-study-published-by-the-usda_811818.png)
