Former FDA chief Lester Crawford held biotech stocks
Following on our earlier coverage of Lester Crawford's sudden resignation from FDA, Reuters reported yesterday that the former a...
Befuddle an economist
I am drafting a two-minute �stewardship moment� speech that I have been asked to give in church this coming Sunday. Some of you know th...
Household food insecurity deteriorated in 2004 by a record amount
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported today that household food insecurity increased by a record amount in 2004, and now e...
Food insecurity worsens and House Ag Committee cuts food stamps
Charles Abbott of Reuters has the story : WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a party-line vote, a Republican-run U.S. House of Representatives...
Eric Bost hears recommendations from New England public
Speakers from throughout New England delivered their suggestions for improving food assistance programs in person to USDA Under Secretary...
Upcoming research on food stamps, food spending, and household food security
USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) recently announced its food assistance research grants for fiscal year 2005 . These eight pro...
Food Safety and Nutrition Section of the AAEA
The American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) has sections -- somewhat like subsidiaries -- on several topics, including a Fo...
