Posts tagged crops
US Crops Absorb Pharmaceuticals From Treated Sewage
Aug 13th
Rachel A. Zurer
Chemical & Engineering News
August 13, 2010
Each year, U.S. farmers fertilize their fields with millions of tons of treated sewage and irrigate with billions of gallons of recycled water.
GMO-Free is Fastest Growing Retail Brand
Mar 7th
Tom Pirovano
Nielsen
March 7, 2010
U.S. retailers continue to make progress in offering store brand products with health claims relevant to shoppers looking for healthier food choices. Store brands flexed their marketing muscle in the health claims arena putting impressive growth numbers on the leader board in emerging, albeit smaller, trend areas such as genetically modified organism (GMO) free, gluten free and absence of a specific fat.
Common Herbicide Used On U.S. Crops Castrates Male Frogs
Mar 7th
Azadeh Ansari
CNN
March 7, 2010
Atrazine, a weed killer widely used in the Midwestern United States and other agricultural areas of the world, can chemically “castrate” male frogs and turn some into females, according to a new study.
Shatter Limits note: If so, how could it affect humans?
Blind Health: Forbes Magazine Declares Monsanto Company of the Year
Jan 10th
Anthony Gucciardi
www.ShatterLimits.com
January 10, 2010
Forbes magazine has named Monsanto, the company responsible for introducing genetically modified food into the food supply, Company of the year. It sounds like satire, but it sadly is not. The company responsible for crushing family owned farms and bioengineering the food that we eat has received an honorary award. Perhaps this is an early April fools joke.
