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Animal Wastes: A Growing Environmental Issue
The estimated usable amount of manure produced by confined animals in the United States is […]
Thousands of U.S. Food Related Deaths Preventable through Expanded Use of Safe Technologies
According to a report just released by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), […]
New Crops Prescribed for U.S. Agriculture
For more than a century, crop price instability has dogged U.S. farmers. And in the […]
Market Share in International Processed Food Markets Declining for the United States
According to a report just released, the United States has been consistently losing market share […]
CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM MERITS RENEWAL WITH MODIFICATIONS
Congress is considering continuation of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in the 1995 Farm Bill. […]
REPORT SUMMARIZES “SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND THE 1995 FARM BILL” CONFERENCE
A new report, Sustainable Agriculture and the 1995 Farm Bill, The Council for Agricultural Science and […]
Revised Grades and Standards Needed to Enhance U.S. Agricultural Exports
Accurate assessment of the quality of agricultural products is essential in today’s rapidly globalizing economy. […]
REPORT REVIEWS PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF AGRICHEMICALS
A new report from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), a nonprofit scientific […]
“CHALLENGES CONFRONTING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES” REPORT
Interest from beyond the farming community has challenged the agricultural research system to change its […]
CAST RELEASES “LABELING OF FOOD-PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS”
Determining the safety and the wholesomeness of a new plant product by evaluating its characteristics […]
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