New West
By Kisha Lewellyn Schlegel
This Christmas season those who play naughty received an early gift from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On December 21st the EPA announced a proposed rule change that would exempt large livestock operators from the need to report releases of hazardous substances to the air when they come from animal […]
Newsday.com
By Delthia Ricks
Antibiotic use in poultry processing has been controversial for decades, but researchers now say workers who handle “broiler chickens” in manufacturing plants are at risk of contracting drug-resistant E. coli and spreading it in communities.
Public health investigators at Johns Hopkins University estimate that workers in poultry factories in the United States are […]
United Press International
FLORIDA CITY, Fla. — A new product marketed as SmartGrow uses human hair imported from China and India to help people with their horticultural efforts.
Tropical Research and Education Center researchers at the University of Florida said the new horticultural product has been proven to be a useful alternative to herbicides, but still […]
Associated Press
By Shannon Dininny
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — It comes as no surprise to anyone that the number of organic farms is booming to meet consumer demand for healthy food. In Washington, a state known more for its apples than any other crop, there are 45 organic dairies. Five years ago, there were just two.
The challenge […]