The Agriculture Secretary has asked, and the Office of Inspector General has agreed, to conduct an audit on the National Soybean Checkoff Program. (Rod Bain and Secretary Ed Schafer)
The final rule for mandatory C.O.O.L. is expected to arrive at the Federal Register Friday after the Secretary signed it Thursday. (Rod Bain and Secretary Ed Schafer)
The top two officials of the Agriculture Department reflected on the highlights of USDA during the Bush Administration. (Rod Bain and Secretary Ed Schafer)
Fourty two states combined have reported nearly 400 cases of salmonella in an outbreak being investigated by government agencies like USDA. (Rod Bain and Laura Reiser of the Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer candidly shares his thoughts with reporter Susan Carter on his proposed replacement, former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack.
Ed Schafer speaks with reporter Susan Carter after presiding over one of his last events as Agriculture Secretary in what the department calls the patio.
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer talks about the fate of the application for the first loan guarantee for the cellulosic biofuels program authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill.
There may be more than the usual amount of interest in the Department of Agriculture's next round of commodity forecasts, which will be out Monday morning at 8:30 Eastern time.( Gary Crawford and Gerry Bange)
Traditionally, sales of some basic food products go up during tight economic times and potatoes may be one of those products. ( Gary Crawford, Bart Connors and Rachael Dettman)
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