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Prospects for Reducing Nitrogen Fertilizer Pollution through Genetic Engineering
UCS finds genetic engineering has yet to produce crops capable of reducing nitrogen pollution, despite increasing research efforts.
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Report Documents Pesticide Use Increases on GE Crops
Organic Center report,“Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years,” shows a dramatic rise in the use of glyphosate weed killers (herbicides) on genetically engineered (GE) crops.
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Agricultural Practices and Carbon Sequestration Fact Sheet
A fact sheet summarizing the carbon sequestration potential of integrated soil-based agricultural practices and no-till methods.
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Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops
Contrary to myths about the superiority of GE crop yields, most yield gains in recent years are due to traditional breeding or improvement of other agricultural practices.
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Growing Crops in a Changing Climate
Discription of the effects and benefits of AB 32 on California’s agricultural industry.
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Community Supported Agriculture for Meat and Eggs
Community Supported Agriculture Meat (CSAs) or buying clubs— offer consumers one more way of providing their families with fresh, local foods produced in a sustainable manner.
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Renewable Energy and Agriculture
Renewable energy technologies tap into natural cycles and systems, turning the energy all around us into usable forms.
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Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture
It was sold to the public as a technological miracle that would feed the world. We now know that the price is too high.
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Confined Animal Feeding Operations Uncovered
Confined animal feeding operations damage our air, water, and the rural communities they inhabit. And when we count the costs of this damage, it turns out that we can't afford to produce meat this way.
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Greener Eggs and Ham
Raising swine and chickens using methods that allow them access to the outdoors is good for farmers, animals, consumers, and the environment.
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Greener Pastures: How Grass-fed Beef and Milk Contribute to Healthy Eating
Report explores how grass-fed beef and milk contribute to healthy eating.
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The Economics of Pharmaceutical Crops: Potential Benefits and Risks for Farmers and Rural Communities
A 2005 report by Dr. Robert Wisner, Ph.D., professor of economics at Iowa State University, analyzing various claims about the potential benefits and risks of pharmaceutical and industrial crops.