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Researchers: Honeybee deaths linked to seed insecticide exposure (PR)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that
Atrazine harms amphibians and other water animals
Maria Cendejas and editing by Stacey Sexton
An international team of researchers has taken another look at how exposure to atrazine, an herbicide, is linked to ...
Texas AgriLife Research building better melons (PR)
September 19, 2011 By: Paul Schattenberg (AgriLife Communications), 210-467-6575For photos with cut lines, go to: http://agrilife.org/today/2011/09/19/agrilife-research-melons/Texas AgriLife Research scientists making better melonsDrought heats up further interest on ...
National Peanut Board Members and Alternates Appointed
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United States Department of Agriculture | 1400 Independence Ave., SW | Room 4512-S
Washington, DC 20250 | (202) 720-8998 | http://www.ams.usda.gov
AMS No. 185-11
Gwen Sparks, (202) 260-8210
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50% of Rats Given this Died -- Why is it On Your Dinner Plate?
Posted By Dr. Mercola | August 05 2011
The first report was recently issued on ambient levels of glyphosate and its major degradation product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), in air ...
Chesapeake Bay Pesticides: Some Diminish, Some Persist
By Ann Perry
July 7, 2011
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are identifying factors that influence pesticide levels in the Chesapeake Bay airshed, including traces of "legacy" ...
Administration Releases Long Overdue Pesticide Data (PR)
USDA updates test results without industry spin
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25, 2011
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture ignored the intense ...
When to Plant Foods that Fight Cancer
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Last month we featured home gardening as a great way to work a variety of fruits and vegetables into your meal. Our "Do-It-Yourself Salads" featured ...
Monsanto Chemical Shown to Cause Infertility and Super Weeds
Posted By Dr. Mercola | April 29 2011
Monsanto's herbicidal chemical glyphosate could cause infertility or cancer. It may also be speeding the growth of super weeds and causing ...
Factory Farm Egg Production, without Mandated Outdoor Access, Challenged (PR)
April 13, 2011
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Watchdog Claims Organic Valley, Herbruck’s Violating Federal Organic Standards
Factory Farm Egg Production, ...
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