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  • Obama's budget would deeply cut farm subsidies, inc. Wildlife Services

    Ralph Maughan

    Cuts include Wildlife Services- Obama’s budget would deeply cut farm subsidies. By P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times I kind of thought Obama might not figure this out, but his budget proposal seems to take a whack at this nasty agency as well as the heretofore unstoppable subsidy payments to rich and corporate farmers.  If you…

  • Wyoming brucellosis group examines federal proposal

    Ken Cole

    Zone outside Yellowstone declared “brucellosis free” with greater restrictions inside the affected Yellowstone area or eradication of infected elk and bison herds? Who pays? Who benefits? USDA wants two zones to reduce costs. Livestock interests say that it will put Yellowstone area ranchers out of business. According to the article, Livestock interests and Wyoming Sportsmen…

  • Vilsack Says USDA is for “Eaters” Too.

    Ralph Maughan

    New USDA Secretary gives some indication he won’t be agribusiness as usual- Here is the story from New West. Vilsack Says USDA is for “Eaters” Too and He Gets a To-Do List. By Courtney Lowery, 2-06-09

  • Vilsack glides through Senate Ag Committee confirmation hearing

    Ralph Maughan

    He said a lot of standard stuff- Agriculture Pick’s Hearing Is Smooth. By Andrew Martin. New York Times. Here was a hopeful story from Jan. 14. Hope and the new USDA chief. Coming together to work toward a sustainable food and farm future. David Murphy (Guest Contributor).  Grist Magazine. Here is today’s story. “Not-so-tough row…

  • Don't forget the Secretary of Agriculture

    Ralph Maughan

    USDA has important wildlife, forestry, land and food safety jurisdiction- Most of our concern has been about the secretary of Interior, but the Secretary of Agriculture is equally important and almost always goes to some minion of industrial ag. So far the names floated by Obama don’t look good. Originally Obama was considering the industrial…

  • Forest Service May Move to Interior. Some See Agency As Out of Place Under the USDA

    Ralph Maughan

    Forest Service May Move to Interior. Some See Agency As Out of Place Under the USDA. By Christopher Lee. Washington Post Staff Writer. While this may seem new, this is one of the oldest controversies in the history of American conservation. The Forest Service began at the end of the 19th century as the Division…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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