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Exploring Economic and Health Impacts of Local Food Procurement
To assist communities in enhancing the health and economic impacts of local food procurement initiatives, the Illinois Public Health Institute and Crossroads Resource Center released a new report –...
Worker Illness Related to Pesticides
A report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documents the poisoning of farm workers in the state of Washington after accidental exposure to new pesticides from off-target drift. This …...
Estimating Pesticide Exposure from Dietary Intake and Organic Food Choices
A new study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, uses dietary exposure data from nearly 4,500 people in six cities to examine presence of organophosphates (OPs), one of the most widely...
5 striking things we’ve learned about pesticides in California
California keeps detailed data on every commercial pesticide applied across the state. It provides a unique look at how, where and when chemicals are used. The Center for Investigative Reporting...
Evaluation of Herbal Remedies as Alternatives to Antibiotic Therapy in Dairy Cattle
This report demonstrates that organic medicinal treatments for livestock can be just as effective as conventional treatments. The project, led by researchers at North Carolina State University,...
Pesticide Action Network
Pesticide Action Network North America works to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just...
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is a national alliance of farm, rural development, and conservation groups that organized in 1988 to affect federal agriculture policy. Oregon...
Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States
This CDC report gives a first-ever snapshot of the burden and threats posed by the antibiotic-resistant germs having the most impact on human health, including links between meat production use...
Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years
This report explores the impact of the adoption of genetically engineered (GE) corn, soybean, and cotton on pesticide use in the United States, drawing principally on data from the United …...
That First Step: Organic Food and a Healthier Future
The Organic Center discusses how food and farming can help slow, and potentially reverse the rising incidence of overweight, obesity, and diabetes through six principal...