In addition, the site provides a link to all
USDA state and local offices and energy resource coordinators.
While the damage awards and debt relief are vital elements of this settlement, the Native American Farmer and Rancher Council will help ensure that the reforms to
USDA's programs are lasting and that
USDA honors the civil rights of Native Americans for years to come," said Plaintiffs' co-counsel David Frantz, partner, Conlon, Frantz & Phelan.
Recommendation: To improve
USDA efforts to address civil rights issues and the participation of minority farmers and ranchers in
USDA programs, the Secretary of Agriculture should obtain an expert, independent, and objective legal examination of the basis, quality, and adequacy of a sample of
USDA's prior investigations and decisions on civil rights complaints, along with suggestions for improvement.
NAIS is a top
USDA priority," said William Hawks,
USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
The ruling got a mixed reaction from Canada, with Canadian beef exporters concerned about how long it will take for
USDA to issue its final rule and what impact some additional technicalities may have on their operations.
Ironically, just a month before, the
USDA proposed relaxing its standards on the importation of cows.
Free range: Regulated by the
USDA for poultry and means the animal was free to roam outdoors.
NAL has combined funding from
USDA agencies to acquire licenses to more than 7,000 information resources for a one-year pilot.
Our help desk was receiving more than 100 calls per day, which was hardly manageable," said Hans Heidenreich, project director for PeopleSoft systems at
USDA.
The
USDA added its name to this growing list when
USDA for Kids first went online in 1998.
Taking additional new precautions, the
USDA has increased the inspection, cleaning, and disinfecting of all farm equipment entering the U.
But Kevin Herglotz, a
USDA spokesman, defends the ban.
