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Try to shop 'clean': Take these grocery lists with you
Agricultural pesticide use has been on the rise, according to a study published late last year by Charles Benbrook, a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University. In light of what...Tags: Arable Farming
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Agriculture not much different from other industries using technology to replace labor
Recent events in Texas have once again prompted me to take up educating folks about agriculture. In case you did not hear, 15 steers died on a small ranch east of Austin, Texas, from prussic acid poisoning after grazing in a field of hybrid Bermudagrass...
Tags: Agriculture, Prednisone (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Steroids, Allergies
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Thurmont preparing, cautiously, for the world
andrews@herald-mail.comWhen world leaders convene this week at Camp David for the G-8 Summit, Thurmont plans to be ready. Mayor Martin Burns said shop windows and sidewalks will be clean and the grass in the park will be mowed. Businesses will brace for a flood of visitors,...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Camp David, International Organizations, Politics, Journalism
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Mercersburg farm family breeds prize-winning cow the ET way
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comA Mercersburg dairy family walked away as big winners last month at the 48th All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa. During the competition, James and Nina Burdette's Holstein, Pledge, was selected as Grand Champion Holstein. Not only did Pledge...Tags: Farms, Beverage Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology, Human Body, Genes and Chromosomes
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U.S. and EU agree to launch free-trade talks
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and the European Union will begin talks next month on an ambitious free-trade deal between the two rich regions that exchanged more than $645 billion in goods last year. But the announcement, made Monday ahead of the Group...
Tags: Summits, David Cameron, Washington, DC, European Debt Crisis, France
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Genetic engineering and the alien wheat in Oregon
There's a dearth of evidence that genetically engineered food is dangerous to human health — but that doesn’t mean consumers are wrong to have concerns about its effect on the environment and on non-bioengineered crops. U.S. agribusiness has...
Tags: Monsanto Company, CNBC (tv network), Chemical Industry, Dining and Drinking, Organic Foods
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Will McDonald's serve genetically modified fries?
Tribune reporterAhead of a federal approval decision on genetically engineered potatoes, a national consumer group today launched a campaign that urges McDonald's to refuse to serve genetically engineered fries. National consumer and environmental group Food & Water...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Potatoes, McDonald's, Politics, Chemical Industry
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Baltimore, Health and Medical Professionals, Biotechnology Industry
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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Science, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Baltimore, Pharmaceuticals
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Kan. farmer sues Monsanto over GMO wheat discovery
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over the recent discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company's gross negligence hurt U.S. growers by driving down wheat...Tags: Trials, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Justice System
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Wild Oats chain is poised to reopen this year
Wild Oats Markets Inc., the closed purveyor of organic and natural foods, is planning a comeback this year, potentially aided by local billionaire Ron Burkle. The company, which has been out of operation since 2007, now says on its website that it is...
Tags: Wild Oats Markets Incorporated, New Products, Dining and Drinking, Economy, Business and Finance, Target Brands, Inc.
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Murals At Comstock, Ferre & Co. In Wethersfield Add To Living Museum
The Hartford CourantGiant red onions, golden pumpkins and oblong Blue Hubbard squash are sprouting from the walls of the Comstock, Ferre & Co. seed company in Old Wethersfield. No, the heirloom seed company, one of the oldest in the United States, hasn't figured out how to...Tags: Pumpkin, Wethersfield, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, Technology
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