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Opinion

The Dietary Guidelines: In Perspective

The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services has released the 8th edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (the PReportP). The new Dietary Guidelines, after much concern, turned out to be the best to date.
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The battle between man and plant-sucking bugs

Some marriages break up on the rocks of infidelity. Drink, illness, and financial misfortune can all result in unhappiness, grief, or even divorce. Our happiness, the happiness that has blessed Julie and me during our nearly 40 year long union, has seen trials,
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USDA today

American farmers are so efficient that we spend only 6.5% of our disposable income on food at home which stimulates other sectors of the economy.
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Changes coming for CSP

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is in the process of fine tuning the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) promising to make it more transparent, simpler to understand and easier to apply for
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