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Hunter College’s New York City Food Policy Center recently interviewed Hygeia Analytic’s own Dr. Charles Benbrook, who they label a “maverick organic movement expert” in a piece published online this week. The NYC Food Policy Center works to “make New York a model for smart, fair food policy.” The interview covers several pointed questions about the influence of […]
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Andrew Kniss is a professor at the University Wyoming whose research is partially funded by the pesticide and biotech industry. My research over the last ~15 years has been substantially funded by organic food companies, and foundations that hope to support bio-based innovation in agriculture that leads to healthier food and a lighter environmental footprint. (For […]
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For years many people worked to promote interest in “soil quality,” a term meant to encompass the physical, chemical and biological properties that make well-managed soils rich, productive, and alive. But to Ray Archuleta, a leading voice for soil conservation within the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, a new approach to soil management was needed, […]
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No, this is not a belated April Fools prank, but a real mystery coming out of dairy farms in the Midwest. Over a 35-year career in dairy cow nutrition and health management in Wisconsin, Dieter Harle has witnessed many changes in farm management, cow nutrition, and cow health and longevity. At a presentation March 28, […]
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China has become the world’s fourth largest consumer of organic food. Demand is driven by food safety concerns, in the wake of a series of food adulteration episodes and a lack of trust in the government’s ability to assure compliance with safety standards. Xinhua Insight reports that more and more young professionals are giving up careers […]
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Farmers are bracing for a rough season contending with the spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds throughout the Heartland. The collapsing efficacy of genetically engineered (GE), herbicide-resistant (HR) technology coincides with a serious downturn in corn, soybean, and cotton prices. Rising costs for GE-HR seed, the need to markedly intensify herbicide use (driving production costs higher), and […]
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See also: Environmental, Human Health, and Other Impacts of Pesticides General 2018 story on KQED about the impacts of industrial ag on air quality, “Crops May Contribute More to California’s Smog Than Previously Thought” 2015 paper in PeerJ “Significance and value of non-traded ecosystem services on farmland” “Sustainability of three apple production systems,” 2001 article in Nature […]
These interactive tools access and analyze data within the DRI Analytical System to report food/pesticide combination DRI values based on selection criteria chosen by the user. The system allows users access to hundreds of thousands of pesticide residue values, and can produces thousands of tables depending on the selection criteria chosen. Follow these links for […]
DDT is the chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide that was developed during World War II and dominated post-war insect pest management for 20+ years. It was the most widely used insecticide in a family of chemistry that included aldrin, dieldrin, toxaphene, chlordane, hepatchor, and a handful of other active ingredients. It was widely regarded as a miracle […]
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Virtually all Americans who enjoy at least a few servings of fresh fruits and vegetables are exposed on a daily basis to one to four residues of neonicotinoid (nicotinyl for short) insecticides. That’s why they are in me and you most every day, except of course for the days we purchase and consume organic produce. […]
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