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A long list of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) has been identified as persistent organic pollutants, meaning that once they enter the...
Nov 30, 2015
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New information has recently surfaced suggesting that the recently approved herbicide, Enlist Duo, is more toxic to non-target plants...
Nov 25, 2015
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A recent study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE has found that farm workers exposed to pesticides experienced negative long- and short term...
Nov 20, 2015
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Mammals play an important role in agricultural systems, yet very few studies have examined the influence that organic and conventional farming...
Nov 18, 2015
Dr. Kathleen Delate
Organic agriculture research has traditionally been underfunded leaving organic farmers with very few tools to address agronomic challenges compared to...
Nov 16, 2015
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Researchers from George Washington University have found that men exposed to dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE)—a byproduct created when DDT...
Nov 13, 2015
A new report published in the journal Environmental Science & Policy looked into the amount of funding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put towards supporting sustainable...
Nov 02, 2015
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A new study published in the journal Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems has found that farms under organic soil management systems can produce...
Nov 02, 2015
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A letter to the editor was recently published in the International Edition of The New York Times, written by The Organic Center’s Director of Science...
Oct 28, 2015
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A new study published in the journal Landscape Ecology sought to determine how farming type and landscape heterogeneity affect pests and their natural...
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