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The Food Dialogues is a site created and managed by the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA). USFRA created The Food Dialogues to answer Americans’ questions about how food is grown and raised. This organization, which is a coalition of farmers, ranchers and their industry partners, is committed to continuously improving how they grow and raise food that provides healthy choices for people everywhere. Through The Food Dialogues, USFRA hopes to bring together different viewpoints on farming and ranching and the future of food to solve our most challenging problems.

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Why do some people insist that USDA organic food is healthier than non USDA organic food? Is organic healthier than non? I read conflicting reports and am confused. Whom should I believe?

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Under "Local and Sustainable",how can we make "CSR" or "Community Supported Ranching" more accesable including Butchering regulations?

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Why is it that you can no longer find "Prime" in your local store and that the "Choice" cuts standards have lowered?

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How will the agricultural industry grow healthier food with less or on pesticides and healthier livestock with less or no use of antibiotics? I believe both of these initiatives are important to provide healthier food that is also more nutritious.

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Does acrylamide have anything to do with meats baked at high temperatures

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I was raised on raw milk prior pasturization. Why is it not legal to sell / buy raw milk in all 50 states?

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Is agriculture a dirty word?

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When are we going to start giving credit to the local food movement? Farmers market numbers are up across America. Consumers want local food and want to build relationships with their growers and producers. It is time we add more funding in the Farm Bill for the local food movement as well as small growers and producers in the Farm Bill. Lets give consumers what they want.

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When are we going to address the myth that organic is the most healthy alternative? The USDA organic regs specify that this is a style of production. I am not aware of data that indicates organic is healthier, safer, or better for the environment.

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Due to marketing tactics, most consumers do not have an accurate perception of where their food comes from. What steps are you taking to improve transparency so that consumers know what kind of operation they are supporting with their dollars?

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Do you know where your "fresh baked" supermarket bread is really made?

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The USFRA affiliates include the USDA-sponsored checkoff programs, which run advertisements encouraging Americans to consume more beef, pork, milk, and cheese than we currently do. Other USFRA affiliates promote fruits, vegetables, fats, oils, grains, and sugar. What is your opinion of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which encourage moderate food intake, less sugar, less solid fats, and a largely plant-based diet?

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Earlier this year the USDA changed its food and nutrition marketing from the Food Pyramid to the Nutrition Plate. The marketing material has been distributed across the nation to thousands of schools and offices. How is the USDA measuring, long term, these marketing programs as it relates to real health change, and when will intermediate assessments of the program be published?

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Has the USDA looked at shifting dollars from subsidy/support programs to healthy eating and nutrition programs? If this has been looked into, what would it take to actually shift dollars out into eating and nutrition programs?

Author: ArchStanton

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How is conventional farming different from organic farming?

Author: the Hoovinator

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Due to marketing tactics, most consumers do not have an accurate perception of where their food comes from. What steps are you taking to improve transparency so that consumers know what kind of operation they are supporting with their dollars?

Author: denise

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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How is conventional farming different from organic farming?

Author: the Hoovinator

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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Has the USDA looked at shifting dollars from subsidy/support programs to healthy eating and nutrition programs? If this has been looked into, what would it take to actually shift dollars out into eating and nutrition programs?

Author: ArchStanton

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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When are we going to address the myth that organic is the most healthy alternative? The USDA organic regs specify that this is a style of production. I am not aware of data that indicates organic is healthier, safer, or better for the environment.

Author: cmbruhn

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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When are we going to start giving credit to the local food movement? Farmers market numbers are up across America. Consumers want local food and want to build relationships with their growers and producers. It is time we add more funding in the Farm Bill for the local food movement as well as small growers and producers in the Farm Bill. Lets give consumers what they want.

Author: heritageharvestfarm

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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The USFRA affiliates include the USDA-sponsored checkoff programs, which run advertisements encouraging Americans to consume more beef, pork, milk, and cheese than we currently do. Other USFRA affiliates promote fruits, vegetables, fats, oils, grains, and sugar. What is your opinion of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which encourage moderate food intake, less sugar, less solid fats, and a largely plant-based diet?

Author: usfoodpolicy

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How will the agricultural industry grow healthier food with less or on pesticides and healthier livestock with less or no use of antibiotics? I believe both of these initiatives are important to provide healthier food that is also more nutritious.

Author: rider

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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Earlier this year the USDA changed its food and nutrition marketing from the Food Pyramid to the Nutrition Plate. The marketing material has been distributed across the nation to thousands of schools and offices. How is the USDA measuring, long term, these marketing programs as it relates to real health change, and when will intermediate assessments of the program be published?

Author: ArchStanton

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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Do you know where your "fresh baked" supermarket bread is really made?

Author: globalreleaf

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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Is agriculture a dirty word?

Author: Billboy

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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I was raised on raw milk prior pasturization. Why is it not legal to sell / buy raw milk in all 50 states?

Author: Mejamz

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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Does acrylamide have anything to do with meats baked at high temperatures

Author: phoenixchef

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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Why is it that you can no longer find "Prime" in your local store and that the "Choice" cuts standards have lowered?

Author: Tom_Hurley_NM

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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Under "Local and Sustainable",how can we make "CSR" or "Community Supported Ranching" more accesable including Butchering regulations?

Author: Tom_Hurley_NM

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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Comment (0)

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Why do some people insist that USDA organic food is healthier than non USDA organic food? Is organic healthier than non? I read conflicting reports and am confused. Whom should I believe?

Author: apannone

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Topic: Healthy Eating / Healthy Choices

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