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Agriculture
5:00 am
Tue March 26, 2013

USDA May Add More Details To Meat Product Labels

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Consumers could soon know a lot more about where their meat comes from: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering adding more information to product labels.

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Health and Science
7:20 pm
Fri March 1, 2013

Prairie Du Chien To Get New Hospital In 2014

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Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital staff and board members, local and state leaders, and USDA staff.

Residents in rural southwest Wisconsin will be getting a new hospital by the end of next year in Prairie du Chien.

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Government
6:00 am
Thu February 28, 2013

What Makes A Place 'Rural?' The USDA Has An Answer

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Sheboygan, pictured above, has a population just above 50,000, meaning it would not be considered "rural" by the USDA.

For the first time in its history, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking to clearly define what it considers to be “rural.”

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Government
11:28 am
Fri January 18, 2013

USDA Helps Beginning Farmers With Loans

Credit Michael Leland / WPR News

The recently passed Farm Bill extension gutted several popular programs for beginning and organic farmers. The USDA is stepping in to help these farmers by providing low interest loans.

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