Obama Releases Dollars & Listening Response
Obama Releases Dollars & Listening Response plus Food Forethought. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Northwest Report.
President Obama has released 467-million dollars from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack continues his listening tour of
VILSACK: People are obviously concerned. They have questions about policies that have been proposed in terms of budget. There are people generally connected with land grant colleges interested in making sure we continue to invest in research and development which we will continue to do. There are people who are very interested in seeing the expansion of biofuels who want us to end our addition to foreign oil which is certainly a goal of the Obama administration and they’re interested in knowing what our plans are for doing that. They are anxious to know precisely, they hear these rather large numbers bandied about in the press in terms of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act and they kind of want to know what’s happening in my community that is directly involved or impacted by the Recovery and Reinvestment Act. So this is an opportunity to educate and share and it’s also an opportunity for us to learn about local issues.
Now with today’s Food Forethought, here’s Lacy Gray.
Remember those ads, “Milk, it does a body good”? It appears it wasn’t just a good ad campaign, it’s actually a fact. Most everyone of my generation grew up having their mother, sometimes dad, but usually mom, reminding them to drink their milk. Nowadays milk, chocolate milk especially, has come into its own by reasserting itself as a sports drink. And rightly so. With most of the population focusing on living a healthy lifestyle which includes a daily exercise routine, the need for a healthy and affordable recovery drink is paramount. That’s where milk fits the bill. Unlike high tech expensive sports drinks and supplements, milk is easily attained and affordable. And when it comes to key nutrients such as calcium and vitamin D milk has no contenders in the sports drink arena. Most nutritionists will tell you more of us should be drinking milk anyway. So, whether you’re a competitive athlete or a casual exerciser, milk just makes sense. And Mom, if you’re listening, you were right, milk is good for me; but then you knew that!
Thanks Lacy. That’s today’s Northwest Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.
