Nugget of conflict
School lunch tray becomes unifying symbol for farm-bill activists who support increase in fresh fruits and vegetables. Meanwhile, lobbying ramps up for longstanding subsidy recipients, including Tyson, which received $46 million in 2005 and produces cheese, meat and starches.
Politico.com 2007-11-15
Categories: BUSINESS, EDUCATION, FOODCHAIN, Farm/Food Bill, School Meals & Snacks
Index: Alicia Silverstone, American Farm Bureau, American Medical Association, Atlanta, beef, Big Ag, Big Agriculture, Bill Maher, Bread for the World, broccoli, butter, carbohydrates, cash subsidies, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cheese, child obesity, Clueless, commodities, commodity crop states, commodity title funding, Congress, corn, dairy, Democrat, Depression-era subsidies, Dick Lugar, donated commodities, dried milk, Environmental Defense, environmentalists, Erik Peterson, faith-based groups, farm bill, farm payouts, Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship and Health, farm/food bill, farmers, farmland conservation, Frank Lautenberg, french fries, FRESH Act, fruits, Georgia, Grocery Manufacturers of America, HBO, high cholesterol, high fat, high-fructose corn syrup, hot dogs, House, Indiana, Kent Conrad, Kevin Nealon, meat, Monica Mills, National School Lunch Program, New Jersey, NJ, North Dakota, nutrition bill, obesity, peanuts, physicians, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, pizza sauce, Real Time, religion-based support, Religious Working Group, Republican, salad bars, Saturday Night Live, Saxby Chambliss, school cafeterias, school health programs, school lunch, School Nutrition Association, Senate, Senate Budget Committee, Smithfield Foods, starches, sugar, Susan Levin, tater tots, Tyson Foods, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, vegan, vegetables