't hear me defending it. I would not eat any meat if the only kind available to me was grocery store meat produced in factory farms and “supervised” by the USDA. And “afford” is a term not very easily...

I have another kosher fish question. Is basa kosher? I fisrt thought it was a kind of bass, but did some research which indicated it is a kind of catfish. Now I’m not sure.

the federal government’s approach to livestock grazing on public lands administered by the U.S.D.A's Forest Service and the U.S.D.I.'s Bureau of Land Management. and again, a substantial number of the studies are from the...

Cornell University would be a good resource for you. They are a world reknowned center of research in the field of food science, as well as having, to my knowledge, the foremost US university level food service/food industry...

i’m debating between subscribing to the magazine or cooksillustrated.com. the magazine is $24.95 / yearly vs $34.95 / yearly for the website. does anyone have an opinion as to which service they like better and why? thanks!

hinders their abilities to be active. These same neighborhoods also follow the profile that MrsT points out. The business risks that a supermarket must take on by opening a store in such neighborhoods far outweighs the potential...

The USDA is considering allowing 38 nonorganic ingredients in foods labelled organic. The public has 2 additional months to comment before the final decision is made. According to the Los Angeles Times, "A wide range of organic...

Hi Foodsnob, Sorry for laughing, but since this issue deals with U.S. Customs, and about half a dozen other agencies, there is no easy way to give a brief summary. (Chowhound Team, this from the United States Customs Service...

asparagus at all. If you do some research you will find that the Peruvian farmers are having a very hard time staying in business. In 1990, their fresh asparagus would fetch $50 for a 5 kilo box today its $9. Part of the reason...

politically charged that it’s difficult to get any objective information. A National Marine Fisheries Service Technical Memo (here: www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/ techmemos/tm49/TM49.htm), probably as objective and...

organics for competitive prices. You might not even need to buy organics. If you do the research, you might find, as I did, that it doesn’t make any difference worth paying for in most products. Pesticides? There are...

xenophobic, though inability to provide proper service to patrons is certainly a valid reason to not want someone in your restaurant).

and medical staff wanted butter OUT OF THE HOSPITAL while the USDA was shipping me 5,000# of butter a month as we serviced an indigent population.

This site may help you with some things. http://www.baking911.com/howto/measure_cansizes.htm I also use the USDA SR19 Search program (Free) to help with sizes of fruits and vegetables. http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services...

AS a former University of Wisconsin-Extension home economist, I highly recommend that you contact your local cooperative extension office for bulletins on canning. They are updated by USDA on a routine basis, so will give you...