With development pressure off, townships and open spacers flex their dollars

By Joe Eaton

With development pressure off, townships and open spacers flex their dollars

New EPA scrutiny for Atrazine reflected in Center’s database complaints

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

After years of fielding complaints about the ubiquitous weed-killer and water pollutant atrazine, the Environmental Protection Agency has de

Feds fight to keep names of ranchers with grazing permits secret

By Kristen Lombardi

Public land grazing elicits some pretty damning declarations. Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt once called livestock grazing “
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Europe’s new pesticide regulations leave America in the dust

By Jillian Olsen

The European Parliament’s environment committee voted last week in favor of new pesticide regulations that make America’s laws look a little

Feds have done little to contain genetically modified animals and plants

By Laurel Adams

Government has done little to ensure genetically modified animals and plants don't escape into wild

Excerpts from this story referencing "Agriculture":

"… in, they could pose serious problems.Agencies under the U.S. Department of Agriculture are helping to finance this type of research, but its efforts to ensure ne …"

"… ns, or create regulations have fallen short.National Institute of Food and Agriculture has yet to create a formal process for documenting and monitoring research …"

"… animals.In 2008, the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture, which provides advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on agricultural bio …"

"… gy and 21st Century Agriculture, which provides advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on agricultural biotechnology, expressed concerns that GE animals were bei …"

Antibiotics in livestock fuel debate over hazardous meat and poultry

By Andrew Mach

Farmers and ranchers still use large amounts of antibiotics in raising livestock, which breeds and passes to humans drug-resistant bacteria

Excerpts from this story referencing "Agriculture":

"… hdog group, filed a petition the same day demanding the U.S. Department of Agriculture recall meat and poultry tainted with drug-resistant pathogens. They urged …"

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Organic food no guarantee against foodborne illness

By Madhu Rajaraman

Organically grown fruits and vegetables are just as vulnerable to contamination by dangerous pathogens as non-organic produce

Excerpts from this story referencing "Agriculture":

"… ersity of Maryland.Federal organic standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture do not include explicit requirements for food safety, nor are they intende …"

Drought now grips more than half of the nation

By The Associated Press

New report shows drought gripping US has expanded to cover widest area since drought of 1956

Excerpts from this story referencing "Agriculture":

"… r withered plants to feed to cattle. As of Sunday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, 38 percent of the corn crop was in poor or very poor condition, comp …"

"… y sowed 96.4 million acres in corn, the most since 1937. The Department of Agriculture initially predicted national average corn yields of 166 bushels per acre t …"

"… l government is already moving to help farmers and ranchers. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced plans for streamlining the aid p …"

Worker suffocations persist as grain storage soars, employers flout safety rules

By Jim Morris and Howard Berkes

The 2010 deaths of a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man in an Illinois grain bin highlight unsafe practices, spotty enforcement.

Rethinking OSHA exemption for farms

By Jim Morris and Howard Berkes

Most farms are exempt from federal workplace safety rules. Given ongoing grain entrapment problems, some say they shouldn't be.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Agriculture":

"… els to a record 10.93 billion bushels, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With growth has come tragedy: worker entrapment deaths in corn or other …"