Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » USDA http://newstalk870.am Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Genetically Altered Wheat Found in E. Oregon "Isolated Incident" Says USDA http://newstalk870.am/genetically-altered-wheat-found-in-e-oregon-isolated-incident-says-usda/ http://newstalk870.am/genetically-altered-wheat-found-in-e-oregon-isolated-incident-says-usda/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:49:16 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=140115 Some good news for soft white wheat farmers.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/genetically-altered-wheat-found-in-e-oregon-isolated-incident-says-usda/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Illegal Genetically-Engineered Wheat Found on Eastern Oregon Farm http://newstalk870.am/illegal-genetically-engineered-wheat-found-on-eastern-oregon-farm-usda-wont-divulge-location/ http://newstalk870.am/illegal-genetically-engineered-wheat-found-on-eastern-oregon-farm-usda-wont-divulge-location/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 21:07:57 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=137838 Although its harmless to eat, a strain of genetically-engineered wheat not approved by the USDA was found on an Oregon farm -- but federal officials won't divulge where.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/illegal-genetically-engineered-wheat-found-on-eastern-oregon-farm-usda-wont-divulge-location/feed/ 0 (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Sequester Furloughs USDA Food Inspectors, But Dems Preserve U.S.-Mexico Food Stamp "Partnership" http://newstalk870.am/sequester-furloughs-usda-food-inspectors-but-dems-preserve-u-s-mexico-food-stamp-partnership/ http://newstalk870.am/sequester-furloughs-usda-food-inspectors-but-dems-preserve-u-s-mexico-food-stamp-partnership/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:00:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=126929 According to the Obama Administration, the sequester was going to potentially cause many more food-borne illnesses because USDA food inspectors would be furloughed.   But that hasn't stopped Democrats from spending your money to tell people in Mexico about our food-stamp program!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/sequester-furloughs-usda-food-inspectors-but-dems-preserve-u-s-mexico-food-stamp-partnership/feed/ 0 (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) USDA to Target Snacks in Schools – Will It Impact the Mid-Columbia? http://newstalk870.am/usda-to-target-snacks-in-schools-affecting-mid-columbia/ http://newstalk870.am/usda-to-target-snacks-in-schools-affecting-mid-columbia/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:55:51 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=120058 The Obama administration has charged the USDA with weeding out soda, candy and snacks from our schools -- starting soon.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/usda-to-target-snacks-in-schools-affecting-mid-columbia/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) USDA Says Families Should Model Home Dinners After New School Lunches [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/usda-says-families-should-model-home-dinners-after-new-school-lunches-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/usda-says-families-should-model-home-dinners-after-new-school-lunches-poll/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:50:32 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=97677 Yet another reason why maybe we need drug testing for Federal agencies.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/usda-says-families-should-model-home-dinners-after-new-school-lunches-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Hermiston Fighting Horse Slaughterhouse Proposal [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/hermiston-fights-possible-horse-slaughterhouse-next-to-city-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/hermiston-fights-possible-horse-slaughterhouse-next-to-city-poll/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:46:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=96647 A group calling itself Horses United in Hermiston is pushing for a slaughterhouse to be built just ouside the city, but officials are saying 'no.'

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/hermiston-fights-possible-horse-slaughterhouse-next-to-city-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Students Say Michelle Obama's New USDA School Lunch Menus Leave Them Hungry [VIDEO] http://newstalk870.am/shocking-students-say-new-usda-michelle-obama-lunch-menus-leave-them-hungry-video/ http://newstalk870.am/shocking-students-say-new-usda-michelle-obama-lunch-menus-leave-them-hungry-video/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:30:32 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=96392 Push enough against people, and they push back.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/shocking-students-say-new-usda-michelle-obama-lunch-menus-leave-them-hungry-video/feed/ 0 Feds Pushing Food Stamps Over Self Sufficiency [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/feds-encourage-food-stamp-program-enrollment-over-self-sufficiency-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/feds-encourage-food-stamp-program-enrollment-over-self-sufficiency-poll/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:00:43 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=78796 Several decades ago, 1 in 50 Americans were on food stamps. Now it's closer to 1 in 7 and will go higher if some Federal officials have their way.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/feds-encourage-food-stamp-program-enrollment-over-self-sufficiency-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Marijuana Grow Sites 'Endangering' Public Forests-USDA http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-grow-sites-endangering-public-forests-usda/ http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-grow-sites-endangering-public-forests-usda/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:00:50 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=27493 Forget the alledged enviornmental impacts of logging..how about growing marijuana?

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