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IDB America
October 2001 |
Coffee on the ropes The coffee crisis is compounding the effects of the devastating drought in Central America and foreshadows a harsh restructuring of the sector...   |
Reason
November 2001
Michael W. Lynch |
Money for Nothing: The Joys of U.S. Farm Policy Why is there a stigma attached to using government-financed stamps to purchase food but no stigma attached to accepting government money to grow the food in the first place? American farm policy is filled with such stumpers... |
Salon.com
October 19, 2001
Katharine Mieszkowski |
The genetically engineered pause that refreshes Corn chips and sodas are just two examples of today's "Frankenfoods," says the author of "Dinner at the New Gene Cafe"... |
CIO
October 15, 2001
Stephanie Overby |
Cow Chips The Botswana Ministry of Agriculture is installing the largest radio frequency ID system for cattle in the world. But the Gaborone-based government agency isn't taking the high-tech road simply to lead the world in livestock tracking... |
IDB America
June 2001
Carlos Gonzales |
Organic crops gain ground in El Salvador IDB program assists farming cooperatives that supply local restaurants and supermarkets... |
AboutSafety
June 29, 2001 |
Farm Respiratory Hazards Much of the air that farmers breathe is dirty and sometimes lethal. Farmers Lung and Organic Dust Toxicity Syndrome (ODTS) are names given to two farm occupational diseases caused by inhaling airborne mold spores. |
Science News
April 21, 2001
Janet Raloff |
Toxic runoff from plastic mulch By laying plastic across their fields, farmers can bring crops to market faster while reducing their vulnerability to many blights. This polymer mulch, however, creates impermeable surfaces significantly increases the amount of pesticides that runs off into nearby lakes and streams... |
AboutSafety
April 20, 2001 |
Body Protection From Pesticides Recommended clothing for working around pesticides. |
Fast Company
May 2001
Cathy Olofson |
Against the Grain Webifying a big, diversified company like Cargill is no easy task. But Monica Morse, a managing director of Cargill's eVentures team, believes that the agribusiness giant has what it takes to move B2B from the field of promise to the field of profit... |
AboutSafety
April 6, 2001 |
Agricultural Pesticide Protective Equipment Advice on personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect the handler from poisonings when mixing, loading and applying pesticides. |
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