USDA urges new user fees to boost meat inspections
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In the wake of several high-profile food recalls, the White House on Monday proposed two new user fees that would provide $96 million to help pay for additional meat inspections.
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By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Mar. 4--The Bush administration is proposing an $87.8 billion farm bill that would cut overall agricultural spending, boost funding of conservation programs and reduce the number of wealthy farmers eligible for taxpayer subsidies.
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With the government set to allow food from cloned animals onto the market Â and consumers not yet convinced it's safe Â meat and dairy producers are promoting an industry-led system to track cloned livestock.
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U.S. oversight of genetically  modified crops, which critics charge is insufficient, may be  overhauled following a series of proposed changes released on  Thursday by the Agriculture Department.
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The General Services Administration plans to charge a one-time fee of $2,500 for vendors and the public to receive a direct, continuous Web feed from the new Federal Procurement Data System.
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Farm-state senators are increasing their request for drought relief dollars by half, saying the nation's farmers now need an estimated $6 billion or more in assistance.
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Some beef producers are challenging the Beef Act, saying it forces them to pay for advertising that they do not support.
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Consumers are set to face a jump in meat prices as farmers pass on the cost of surging feed prices, a report warns.
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Consumers love the ease, and the choice, of food shopping  on the Internet. But it's making the job of Australia's  quarantine inspectors more difficult as they try to stem rising  imports of banned food, animal and plant items.
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A fee charged to airline travelers to help pay for airport security would more than double under President Bush's spending proposal for the Homeland Security Department.
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Immigrants applying to become citizens or permanent residents of the United States may have to pay higher application fees, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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The World Trade Organization opened an investigation Monday into whether the United States was violating international commerce rules that limited subsidies to American farmers.
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Meat packers lobby for state-inspected products to be sold nationwide.
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Only hours after the US Department of Agriculture announced plans to lift the ban on the importation of Canadian cattle and beef products, a Canadian agency said they were investigating a new suspected case of &#39;Mad Cow&#39; disease.
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U.S. health officials urged states  on Thursday to investigate reports of price gouging by  companies distributing scarce supplies of influenza vaccine and  to prosecute offenders.
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For years, cheap food and feed were taken for granted in the United States. Now the price of some foods is rising sharply, and a blame alert is under way.
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WASHINGTON -- A new US agriculture secretary was named yesterday, a development welcomed by the Canadian Cattlemen&#39;s Association at a critical juncture for resolving the beef battle with Canada.