Tom Vilsack

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The fight for red meat: Dietary guidelines factoring in environmental concerns continues to get push back

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee concluded on Feb. 19 that a plant-focused diet that’s lower in red meat not only promotes good health, but it is also more environmentally sustainable. Some politicians and those in the meat industry strongly disagree with these standards, though. So how will the Obama administration appointees at the U.S. Department of […]

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Free potatoes for low-income women and children, maybe…

Government-subsidized vouchers issued by the Woman, Infants and Children nutrition program (WIC) could soon be used to purchase white potatoes. Congress is considering a massive spending bill including this potato provision before the year wraps up. Fruits and vegetables were first allowed into the program back in 2009, according to PBS Newshour, but white potatoes didn’t […]