Agriculture
ARS Releases First Hard Winter Wheat Varieties for Eastern U.S. Production
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ARS News Service Agricultural Research Service, USDA Stephanie Yao, (301) 504-1619, stephanie.yao@ars.usda.gov October 29, 2009 --View this report online, plus photos and related stories, at
Irish potato famine caused by crafty germ
By Sheilah Downey - sheilahd at foodconsuemr dot org The pathogen that triggered the Irish potato famine, and led to the deaths of 750,000 people, ...
10 Ways Growing an Organic Garden Can Help Your Health and Budget
Get the nutrition you need & enjoy tastier food
Many studies have shown that organically grown food has more minerals and nutrients than food grown with ...
Correction: Tuna and toxins
Sunday May 31, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- An article posted on foodconsumer was mistakenly titled "Tuna Getting More Toxic" and stated that "methylmercury contamination in Pacific ...
The Buzz about the Bees
Wednesday May 6 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- The parasite that has caused 50 percent of beehives to disappear in recent years has been successfully isolated and ...
Swine flu studied since the 1960s
Monday May 4, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- While public health officials are urging calm, emphasizing that the threat of the H1N1 virus may be easing, "we ...
USDA Report Assesses 2008 Corn and Soybean Acreage
Contact: Ellen Dougherty, (202) 690-8122Washington, June 30, 2008 - Despite the recent flooding in the Midwest, U.S. farmers expect to harvest nearly 79 million acres ...
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