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Scientists Say Mix-and-Match Cover Cropping Can Optimize Organic Production
By Ann Perry
February 4, 2013
Farmers can fine-tune their use of cover crops to help manage costs and maximize benefits in commercial organic production systems, according to U.S.
Physicians and Scientists Call for an End to Fluoridation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, October 2, 2012
Physicians and Scientists Call for an End to Fluoridation
Online Video Archive Features Experts Speaking Out in Their ...
An Inconvenient Tooth - Fluoride Documentary
On September 12, the City Council of Portland, Oregon approved the plan to add fluoride to the water supply, despite opposition from a clear majority ...
Technology Enhanced to Evaluate Tenderness and Color Stability in Meat
By Sandra Avant
August 9, 2012
A system designed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists to predict superior beef tenderness is just as effective at predicting tenderness in pork ...
New Cherry Tree Highlights 100th Anniversary of Japanese Gift
By Kim Kaplan
March 22, 2012
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new cherry tree variety named for former First Lady Helen Taft to commemorate the 100th ...
Wood Chips Help Curb Nitrate Leaching
By Ann Perry
February 16, 2012
Wood chips can significantly stem nitrate flow from crop fields into the surrounding watershed, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.
This work ...
Study shows electron-beam irradiation reduces virus-related health risk in lettuce, spinach (PR)
February 6, 2012By: Paul Schattenberg, 210-467-6575,paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu(For photos and cut lines, go to:http://agrilife.org/today/2012/02/03/electron-beam-irradiation/)Study shows electron-beam irradiation reduces virus-related health risk in lettuce, spinachMay be first such study ...
USDA Research Demonstrates New Breeds of Broccoli Remain Packed with Health Benefits
For broccoli cultivars grown during the past 35 years, ARS scientists found no proof of significant changes in mineral concentrations. Photo ARS.
Preserving a unique collection of ...
Vaccine Protects Against Leptospirosis
By Sandra Avant
January 30, 2012
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have found that a commercial vaccine is effective against leptospirosis in cattle.
A widespread zoonotic disease, leptospirosis ...
South Texas Beef Cattle Short Course set for January in San Antonio (PR)
By: Paul Schattenberg, 210-467-6575, paschattenberg@ag.tamu.eduContact: Bryan Davis, 210-467-6575, by-davis@tamu.eduSAN ANTONIO – The South Texas Beef Cattle Short Course, presented by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Bexar Beef ...
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