Tuesday, March 31, 2009

How To Misunderstand USDA

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The Obama Foodorama figure s the taxpayer is paying thrice for the non-fat dry milk Vilsack announced the other day. Because their sources...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

New Dairy in Idaho

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I knew the dairy industry in California had exploded since my days on the farm, but I wasn't aware the same change had come to Idaho. ...

What's This About?

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Got an appeal from the kennedy-center for a woman-oriented event (I didn't read it closely). I did note what I thought was an interesti...

Diversity at USDA--Not

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I should have noted in my post on the diversity of Vilsack's staff appointments the lack of diversity in another respect: these are y...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

Diversity at USDA

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I missed this Post piece on Vilsack's staff appointments. I'm struck by the number (ever compare the USDA phone directory from 19...

Vilsack and Management

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Government Executive says Vilsack wants performance-oriented management, IT, and new workers. On the second: Vilsack also said that he an...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

It's a Big, Multi-lingual Country--LA's Trahan

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CED from Louisiana retires after 41 years--his language ability helped with the French/Cajun farmers and he's honored in the Acadian Hal...

The Tobacco Story, Continued

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House Ag held a hearing on the tobacco industry. Skimming the prepared testimony, it seems the numbers of farmers are down (from 8,000 to...

Taiwan Does Things Differently

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Via Tyler Cowan at Marginal Revolution, here's an fascinating description of life in Taiwan (a 7-11 on every block?)

More Bombs for Wall Street

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Simon Johnson writes in the Atlantic on the growth of financial institutions in the U.S. economy. (HT Kevin Drum). He's the former ch...