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Scientists Comment on Proposed EPA Plant Pesticide Rule
Proposal to Designate Plants as Pesticides What are the possible consequences of the U.S. Environmental […]
Require Prescriptions for High-Risk Pesticides?
New Report Discusses Feasibility of Prescription Pesticides What is the feasibility of the U.S. Environmental […]
Naturally Occurring Substances Exhibit Antimicrobial Activity in Food
Food Safety and Preservation According to the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), an […]
Examination of Dietary Recommendations for Salt-Cured, Smoked, and Nitrite-Preserved Foods
Dietary Restrictions Questioned The scientific evidence does not support restrictions in the consumption of salted, […]
Welfare of Farm Animals a Growing Concern
Concern for the welfare of farm animals is mounting in the United States. And scientific […]
U.S. Meat Consumption Changing
Influences on Consumption According to the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), an international […]
As Forage Demand Increases, Debate over Grazing on Public Lands Heats Up
Of the 307 million acres of federal land in the western United States, approximately 262 […]
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 […]
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