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The American Egg Board brought you this photo, but does that mean it came from private industry or the government?

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Under Attack, Commodity Promotion Programs Try To Hide Their Emails

12:12pm May 02, 2016

by Dan Charles

Federal programs that collect money from farmers in order to promote pork, beef and eggs have been under attack. They now want to exempt their documents from the Freedom of Information Act.

Produce is often accompanied by signs like this one at a King Soopers grocery store in Fort Collins, Colo. But customers are often confused by their meaning, which is one reason the Organic Trade Association is trying to raise money for a "checkoff" to pa

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Farmers, Trade Association Debate Merits Of Organic Marketing Fund

7:12pm April 10, 2015

by Luke Runyon

The fast-growing organic sector has no succinct motto like "Got milk?" A trade group wants growers to help pay for one, but the idea is splitting farmers, processors and marketers into factions.

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