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Bill would give farmers 10-year reprieve on new regs
A bill moving through the General Assembly would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. To get the...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Litigation and Regulation, Environmental Politics, Chemical Industry
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Md. to partner with USDA to enhance food stamp fraud detection efforts
The Maryland Department of Human Resources will step up efforts to find people who sell their food stamps for cash or otherwise defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Employment, Electronics, Conservation, Employment Opportunities
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Howard County schools' emphasis on healthful eating earns national honor
Students at Howard High School emerge from cafeteria lines with plates as green as well-manicured lawns. They reach for steamed broccoli and fresh lettuce as quickly as they do macaroni and cheese and popcorn chicken. And they say they their healthful...
Tags: Consumers, Students, Foods and Beverages, Michelle Obama, Teaching and Learning
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Farmers offered new type of financing [Letter]
Editor: As State Executive Director for the Maryland Farm Service Agency, I regularly meet small and beginning farmers and ranchers, military veterans and disadvantaged producers interested in making a living in production agriculture. For many, the...Tags: Food Industry, Money and Monetary Policy, Credit and Debt, Loans, Customs and Tradition
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Budget cuts won't hit meat inspectors immediately, USDA says
Although federal budget cuts are scheduled for March 1, it could be months before a threatened shutdown of U.S. meat plants would occur because of a furlough of meat inspectors, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Vilsack said work rules...Tags: U.S. Congress, Government Debt, Unemployment, Budgets and Budgeting, Layoffs and Downsizing
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'Bring your own' devices pose challenges for government
Mika J. Cross, a human resources manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sometimes uses a laptop issued by the agency. But she is far more likely to check email or collaborate with colleagues on one of her two personal computers. As someone...
Tags: Theft, National Government, Standards, Networking, Computer Hardware
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Six Harford horses taken to rescue farm in Howard County
Six horses were removed from Harford County Friday and taken to a rescue farm in Howard County, according to the organization that is caring for them. The horses, four mares and two stallions, which were described as "emaciated," were taken to Days...Tags: Howard County, Baltimore County, Harford County
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Harford senator offers tax credit plan for farmers affected by new state septic law
Northern Harford County Sen. Barry Glassman has introduced Senate Bill 427, which would allow farmers a method to recoup lost value in their land resulting from two recently enacted state environmental mandates. Glassman's bill attacks attempts to...
Tags: Taxation, Montgomery County (Maryland), Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Credit and Debt, Barry Glassman
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Design contest promotes "green" row home
Formstone may be out, but what about putting more wood into 21st century versions of Baltimore's classic urban dwelling, the row home? Hoping to encourage more use of climate-friendly wood in housing, the U.S. Forest Service is teaming up with City Hall...
Tags: Global Warming, Habitat for Humanity International, Architecture
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Howard County schools receive national health award
All 73 schools in the Howard County Public School System have been awarded a HealthierUS School Challenge Bronze level from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Maryland State Department of Education announced Friday. The award from USDA is given...Tags: Howard County, Michelle Obama
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Howard County should not equate sugar with corn syrup
While the Sugar Association applauds efforts to combat childhood obesity, delivering 10 tons of sugar (or white sand as the case may be) to illustrate what people are putting in their bodies when they drink a soda unfortunately misses the mark, as does...Tags: Weight, Food and Drug Administration, Obesity
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Is organic really worth it?
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post. This week, Shanti Lewis, RD, CNSD, CSP, weighs in on organic food.
Should you choose the organic strawberries versus conventional ones? Both are bright and...Tags: Food Industry, Arable Farming, Consumer Goods Industries, Chemical Industry, Inorganic Chemical Industry
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