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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation United States Department of Agriculture
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- initialism United States Department of Agriculture
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
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Examples
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‘Knowing what’s best for baby to eat’ usda.gov Expanded article based on the USDA news release.
Nutrition Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers | Thingamababy 2005
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Under the proposed amendment, up to 100ppm added sulfites would be allowed in USDA organic wines.
Ronnie Cummins: Proposed Sulfite Amendment Weakens Organic Standards Ronnie Cummins 2010
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Even with the recent revision, the USDA is predicting the third-biggest crop on record, or 12.7 billion bushels.
USDA Flubs in Predicting Corn Crops Raise Worry Tom Polansek 2010
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With the future of the program in doubt, the USDA is holding a public comment period through the rest of this month and into October as detailed in the this Pheasants Forever release.
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She did not issue any warning to consumers, noting: "The USDA is testing the seafood and I would presume that they've ensured that what's on the market is safe to eat."
Researchers Found 40-Fold Increase In Carcinogenic Compounds In Gulf The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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With the future of the program in doubt, the USDA is holding a public comment period through the rest of this month and into October as detailed in the this Pheasants Forever release.
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Under the proposed amendment, up to 100ppm added sulfites would be allowed in USDA organic wines.
Ronnie Cummins: Proposed Sulfite Amendment Weakens Organic Standards Ronnie Cummins 2010
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Under the proposed amendment, up to 100ppm added sulfites would be allowed in USDA organic wines.
Ronnie Cummins: Proposed Sulfite Amendment Weakens Organic Standards Ronnie Cummins 2010
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She did not issue any warning to consumers, noting: "The USDA is testing the seafood and I would presume that they've ensured that what's on the market is safe to eat."
Researchers Found 40-Fold Increase In Carcinogenic Compounds In Gulf Dan Froomkin 2010
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In case you think that the USDA is really watching out for those of us at the end of the supply chain, you will be disabused by a story (see here) in Friday's Washington Post, where Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer told Congress Thursday -- that he would not endorse an outright ban on "downer" cows entering the food supply or back stiffer penalties for regulatory violations by meat-processing plants ...
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