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Like a Farmhand, Ag's Ed Schafer Does It All
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- May 2, 2008
With a résumé like Ed Schafer's, President Bush could have picked the former two-term North Dakota governor, boyhood farmer, telecommunications exec, conservationist, Junkyard Wars runner-up, and classic car and tractor restorer to run any of about six cabinet agencies.
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Washington Whispers: Bee Experts Say Money Is Needed to Address Colony Collapse
By Paul Bedard -
Nation & World
- April 30, 2008
Editor of "Bee Culture" says money could be the key to solving the honeybee problem.
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Ag Not Sweet on Funding for Honey Bee Disaster
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- April 29, 2008
Money's not the answer to the honey bee crisis, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer tells Whispers.
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Washington Whispers: Feds Are Split on Funding for the Honey Bee Crisis
By Paul Bedard -
Nation & World
- April 29, 2008
Money's not the answer to the honey bee crisis, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer tells Whispers.
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Agriculture as Economic Stimulus
By Kent Garber -
Nation & World
- January 25, 2008
As a new agriculture secretary is confirmed, questions remain about farming subsidies.
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