The United States Department of Agriculture,the USDA, is helping farmers to pay for and operate mobile slaughter units.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

Last September the USDA announceda sixty-five million dollar program called "Know Your Farmer,Know Your Food."

VOA: special.2010.08.03

The USDA analysis also concludes that the climate bill now before Congress gives farmers opportunities to more than offset their financial losses, although not all farmers may be able to take advantage of them.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

Gore opposes shifting the USDA's antitrust programs and said the USDA should get more antitrust resources.

CNN: By GEORGE ANTHAN/DES MOINES REGISTER

The USDA's critics, such as the congressional Government Accountability Office (GAO), say the USDA is far too lenient in enforcing the rules governing federal subsidies.

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This is NOT to say that USDA Prime could not meet them, because obviously the minimums for USDA Prime are just that, minimums for that particular grade.

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