New Farm

Handle with care

Hands-on experience, on-line tools give Iowa fruit and vegetable growers new perspective on postharvest handling, food safety.

Who owns the dead zone?

Agricultural pollution in Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" dramatizes need for different crop-management, chemical use incentives in Midwest

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

Tillage, fertilizer results surprising in greenhouse gas crop check

Fertilizer, tillage surprising in USDA greenhouse gas trials

McEvoy vows to strengthen brand organic in NOP role

Enforcing organic integrity is top job for new USDA program leader

Assert “people’s interests” in USDA's ag trade nomination

Act now to oppose biotech lobbyist as USDA ag trade rep

Lupus, other autoimmune diseases linked to insecticide exposure

Insecticide exposure rate linked to autoimmune disorders in women

Consumers want organic, but structural barriers slow growth

GMO prevalence, threat of crushing regs loom over consumer-friendly organics

UK organic group leader confident organic farming best option to sustainably feed world

UK’s organic ag leadershapred by "Greening of America," gardening in California in 1970

Three-fourths of UK chicken sampled contains campylobacter

Bacteria prevalent on poultry sold in UK, but risk lower on organic birds
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