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| Tiny pesticide exposure during pregnancy can have long-term impact on female offspring | Ultra-low doses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos can have long-term impact on offspring of exposed mothers | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Tillage, fertilizer results surprising in greenhouse gas crop check | Fertilizer, tillage surprising in USDA greenhouse gas trials | Nov 06, 2009 |
| Lupus, other autoimmune diseases linked to insecticide exposure | Insecticide exposure rate linked to autoimmune disorders in women | Oct 30, 2009 |
| Farm wildflowers prime habitat for wildlife, study concludes | Yarrow, knapweed, and birds-foot trefoil are the best biodiversity plants for farms, says new research conducted by British ecologists. | Aug 28, 2009 |
| EU research targets improvements, challenges to organics for farmers, consumers | The EU's five-year, multi-partner organic food and farming research project showed strengths and challenges to organic and low-input systems. | Aug 27, 2009 |
| Catnip possible answer to stable flies | USDA researchers say they've found a way to use catnip to beat stable flies. | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Pigs to people ratio correlation examined in Canadian H1N1 study | Canadian statistics show overlap between regional pig populations and the number of confirmed swine flu diagnoses in that area. | Jul 20, 2009 |
| ARS names biological practices to improve potato sustainability | Cover crops and crop rotation can cut non-farm inputs and improve sustainability in raising potatoes, USDA research documents. | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Trace metals in fly ash lead to questions about agricultural applications | Fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power generation known to contain toxic heavy metals, is often used as an energy saver in concrete, reducing emissions significantly in building production. | Apr 06, 2009 |
| Antibiotics found in ethanol grain stream throw another wrench in production | Ethanol producers, with whom the FDA was previously hands-off, may be in for more scrutiny. | Mar 30, 2009 |
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