Environews by Topic: Agriculture/Farming

Green Screen for Poultry Farms
Frazer, Lance. (116N11 FOR: A477)

Carbofuran under Review
Tenenbaum, David. (116N10 FOR: A425)

Wastewater for Urban Gardens?
(116N10 Beat: A424)

Unnatural Disaster: Human Factors in the Mississippi Floods
Black, Harvey. (116N9 SOI: A390-A393)

Recovering the Good Earth: China's Organic Market
Taylor, David. (116N8 SOI: A346-A349)

U.S. Pesticide Survey Shelved
(116N7 Beat: A290)

Invasion of the Biocrops?
(116N7 Beat: A290)

Corn Ethanol Goal Revives Dead Zone Concerns
Potera, Carol. (116N6 FOR: A242-A243)

The Carbon Footprint of Biofuels: Can We Shrink It Down to Size in Time?
Holzman, David C. (116N6 FOC: A246-A252)

Food vs. Fuel: Diversion of Crops Could Cause More Hunger
Tenenbaum, David J. (116N6 SOI: A254-A257)

Dust Up in the West
(116N4 Beat: A156)

Drought in the Southeast: Lessons for Water Management
Manuel, John. (116N4 SOI: A168-A171)

Malawi Fights Aflatoxins
(116N1 Beat: A21)

Pesticides Disrupt Nitrogen Fixation
Potera Carol. (115N12 FOR: A579)

Agriculture-COPD Link Bolstered
Weinhold, Bob. (115N9 FOR: A444)

Certified Coffee: Does the Premium Pay Off?
Taylor, David A. (115N9 SOI: A456-A459)

GM Rice Given Go Ahead
(115N7 Beat: A349)

Rooting Out Invasive Species: Lessons from Down Under
Lougheed Tim. (115N7 FOC: A352-A357)

U.S. Rice Serves Up Arsenic
Potera, Carol. (115N6 FOR: A296)

EHPnet: Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network
Dooley, Erin E. (115N2 FOR: A79)

Biodiesel: Cultivating Alternative Fuels
Schmidt, Charles W. (115N2 FOC: A86-A91)

Battle of the Biofuels
Manuel, John. (115N2 SOI: A92-A95)

A Yen for Better Farm Chemical Rules
(114N10 Beat: A577)

A Plan for Farm Plastics
(114N9 Beat: A523)

Wal-Mart Aims for Organic
(114N8 Beat: A465)

The Apple Bites Back: Claiming Old Orchards for Residential Development
Hood, Ernie. (114N8 FOC: A470–A476)

A “Cowabunga” Moment for Farmers
(114N5 Beat: A279)

Hogging the Air: CAFO Emissions Reach into Schools
Barrett, Julia R. (114N4 SS: A241

Headliners: Neurobehavioral Deficits in Children from Agricultural Communities
Phelps, Jerry. (114N3 NIEHS: A159)

Arsenic in U.S. Rice.
(114N1 Beat: A27)

Baytril Gets the Boot from Bird Farms
(113N12 Beat: A811)

Liver Cancer and Aflatoxin: New Information from the Kenyan Outbreak
Barrett, Julia R. (113N12 SS: A837-A838)

Harvesting the Potential of Biomass
Tenenbaum, David J. (113N11 SOI: A750-A753)

Green Farming Equipment
Stemp, Graeme.(113N9 FOR: A590)

Genetically Modified Foods: Breeding Uncertainty
Schmidt, Charles W. (113N8 FOC: A526-A533)

Sweet Deal for Cocoa Production?
Taylor, David A. (113N8 FOR: A516)

Continental Divide: Why Africa’s Climate Change Burden Is Greater
Fields, Scott. (113N8 SOI: A153)

New Concerns for Farmers: Neurologic Effects of Chronic Pesticide Exposure
Barrett, Julia R. (113N7 SS: A472)

Souped-Up Yeast
Potera, Carol. (113N4 FOR: A231)

Perchlorate Exposure: Tip of the Iceberg?
Renner, Rebecca. (113N4 FOR: A232)

Disaster-Ready Corn
Taylor, David A. (113N4 FOR: A232)

An Ounce of Prevention from a Ton of Tomatoes
Washam, Cynthia. (113N3 INN: A178-A181)

Airborne Bacteria in CAFOs: A Route of Transfer from Animals to Humans?
Barrett, Julia R. (113N2 SS: A116-A117)

Malawi Bans Methyl Bromide
(112N17 Beat: A987)

Protecting Peanuts from Aflatoxin
(112N17 Beat: A987)

Battle Scars: Global Conflicts and Environmental Health
Brown, Valerie J. (112N17 FOR: A994-A1000)

Farm Chore Checkup
Barrett, Julia R. (112N14 FOR: 804)

The Fat of the Land: Do Agricultural Subsidies Foster Poor Health?
Fields, Scott. (112N14 SOI: 820-823)

Global Nitrogen: Cycling out of Control
Fields, Scott. (112N10 FOC: A556-A563)

Scratching Out Data on Animal Antibiotic Effects
(112N13 BEAT: A735)

Tracking Antibiotics in Groundwater
Barrett, Julia R. (112N13 FOR: A736)

Corralling CAFOs
(111N9 BEAT: A457)

Tobacco’s Profit, Workers’ Loss?
Brown, Valerie J. (111N5 SOI: A284-A287)

Reaching across the Border with the SBRP
Brown, Valerie J. (111N5 NIEHS: A278-A279)

Passing Along Pesticides: Lymphoma Rises in Children of Applicators
Hood, Ernie. (111N5 SS: A300)

Anti-Insect Ozone
Frazer, Lance. (112N3 FOR: A160)

Farmhouse Fears: Outdoor Pesticides Come Inside
Barrett, Julia R. (112N3 SS: A180)

FDA Issues Animal Drug Guidance
(112N2 BEAT: A89)

AIDS Crops Agricultural Output
(112N1 BEAT: A27)

Constructed Wetlands: Borrowing a Concept from Nature
Tenenbaum, David J. (112N1 INN: A44-A48)

Global Nitrogen: Cycling out of Control
Fields, Scott. (112:A556-A563)

China’s New FDA
(111N16 BEAT: A873)

Methyl Bromide Ups Prostate Risk
Holton, W. Conard. (111N14 FOR: A754)

Livestock Drugs Infiltrate Dust: Another Hazard for Farmers
Burgess, Carla. (111N13 SS: A717)

Sustainable Java Gets a Jolt.
(111N12 BEAT: A635)

Exchanging Organic Goods
(110N11 BEAT: A669)

Organic Labels Hit the Shelves
(110N10 BEAT: A567)

On a Growth Curve: Children's Environmental Health Centers
Barrett, Julia R. (110N10 NIEHS: A570-A572)

E. coli Exposed
Holton, W. Conard. (110N10 INN: A586-A589)

Chinese Crops: A Soiled Image?
Taylor, David A. (110N9 FOR: A512)

Rice Code Cracked.
(110N7 BEAT: A391)

EHPnet: Center for Science in the Public Interest Antibiotic Resistance Website
Dooley, Erin E. (110N7 FOR: A393)

Antibiotic Resistance: More at Stake than Steak
Charles W. Schmidt. (110N7 FOC: A396–A403)

Would a Rose Not Smell As Sweet?
David Tenenbaum. (110N5 FOC: A240–A246)

Farm Kids and Chlorpyrifos: An Accurate Assessment of Exposure
Rebecca Renner. (110N5 SS: A257)

Harmful Farming: The Effects of Industrial Agriculture
Tina Adler. (110N5 SS: A256)

Salad Sanitation
(110N5 BEAT: A235)

EHPnet: Protected Harvest
Dooley, Erin E. (110N5 FOR: A237)

Ethiopia: Fighting Famine with Ancestral Methods
Lisa Saffron. (110N5 FOR: A235)

Overpowering Manure
Tenenbaum, David J. (110N4 FOR: A181)

Spare the Plow, Save the Soil
Karasov, Corliss. (110N2 FOR: A75)

A Better Way to Water
Tenenbaum, David J. (110N2 FOR: A76-A77)

The Economics of Ethanol
Potera, Carol. (110N1 FOR: A18)

Switching to Switchgrass
Tenenbaum, David J. (110N1 FOR: A18-A19)

Renewable Energy: Empowering the Developing World
Clay, Rebecca. (110N1 SOI: A30-A33)

Rainfall Runoff and the Runs
Chepesiuk, Ron. (109N12 FOR: A577)

Who Reaps the Benefits of Biodiversity?
Karasov, Corliss. (109N12 FOC:A582-A587)

Pesticides Hit Home: Rating the Risks for Kids in California
Tenenbaum, David J. (109N10 SS: A491)

FAO Push against Pesticides
(109N9 BEAT: A417)

Bringing New Life to the Dead Zone
Tenenbaum, David J. (109N7 FOR: A306)

EHPnet: National Ag Safety Database
Dooley, Erin E. (109N7 FOR: A309)

The Cost of Silence
(109N7 BEAT: A307)

Clay Nation?
(109N7 BEAT: A309)

Livestock Farming: Eating Up the Environment?
Barrett, Julia R. (109N7 FOC: A312-A317)

Aquaculture: Satisfying the Global Appetite
Tibbetts, John. (109N7 FOC: A318-A323)

From Pigsties to Hog Heaven?
New Technologies Tackle Waste Taylor, David A. (109N7 INN: A328-A331)

Last Call for Lindane
Weinhold, Bob. (109N6 FOR: A254)

Enviro-Friendly Farm Funding
(109N6 BEAT: A257)

Ancient Teachings, Modern Lessons
Taylor, David A. (109N5 FOC: A208-A215)

Australia Cuts Cadmium in Food
Saffron, Lisa. (109N4 FOR: A158)

Stopping the Scourge: Tobacco Control Goes Global
Holzman, David C. (109N4 SOI: A170-A173)

Titanium Dioxide: Environmental White Knight?
Frazer, Lance. (109N4 INN: A174-A177)

Farm Team
(109N3 BEAT: A113)

Mold in Maize: Less Exposure May Mean Less Cancer
Barrett, Julia R. (109N3 SS: A132)

Organic Farming Flourishes in Cuba
(108N12 BEAT: A549)

Center Attacks Core Issues in the Land of Apples
Freeman, Kris. (108N12 NIEHS: A552-A554)

New Grasspeas Lessen Risk of Paralysis
Greene, Lindsey A. (108N11 FOR: A498)

EHPnet: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Greene, Lindsey A. (108N11 FOR: A499)

Let's Work Together: Connecting Research and the Community
Clay, Rebecca. (108N11 NIEHS: A500-A503)

On a Different Scale: Putting China's Environmental Crisis in Perspective
Karasov, Corliss. (108N10 FOC: A452-A459)

EHPnet: National Integrated Pest Management Network
Greene, Lindsey A. (108N9 FOR: A399)

A New Crop of Concerns: Congress Investigates Pesticide Safety
Taylor, David A. (108N9 SOI: A408-A411)

Turning Wallboard Out to Pasture
Potera, Carol. (108N8 FOR: A352)

Stopping Runoff in Its Tracks
(108N8 BEAT: A353)

Making Amends: Ecological Restoration in the United States
Tibbetts, John. (108N8 FOC: A356-A361)

Prawns and Ponds
(108N7 BEAT: A301)

Tobacco Dangers Start on the Farm
(108N7 BEAT: A303)

Children Exposed: Biomonitoring Can Provide a Baseline
Taylor, David A. (108N6 SS: A272)

Accounting for Lost Acreage
Greene, Lindsey A. (108N5 FOR: A209)

Chemical Cocktails: Are Mixed Pesticides More Potent?
Holzman, David C. (108N3 FOR: A114)

A Toxic House in the Country: Building on Former Farms
Manuel, John S. (108N3 FOR: A115)

A Burning Question: Do Farmer-Set Fires Endanger Health?
Tenenbaum, David J. (108N3 FOR: A116-117)

Frogs and Fertilizer
(108N3 BEAT: A115)

Dioxin Sludge Rules
(108N3 BEAT: A115)

Friendly Phosphates
(108N3 BEAT: A117)

The Dead Zones: Oxygen-Starved Coastal Waters
Joyce, Stephanie. (108N3 FOC: A120-A125)

The Next Target of Bioterrorism: Your Food
Pellerin, Cheryl. (108N3 SOI: A126-A129)

Farming from a New Perspective: Remote Sensing Comes Down to Earth
Holton, W. Conard. (108N3 INN: A130-A133)

Low on the Hog: The Quality of Life near Swine Farms
Schmidt, Charles W. (108N3 SS: A134)

Not Very Neighborly: The Injustice of Hog Farm Siting
Schmidt, Charles W. (108N3 SS: A134-A135)

Lessons from the Flood: Will Floyd Change Livestock Farming?
Schmidt, Charles W. (108N2 SOI: A74-A76)

A Less Polluting Pig
(108N1 FOR: A14)

Mycotoxins: Of Molds and Maladies
Barrett, Julia R. (108N1 FOC: A20-A23)

Catch the Drift
Holton, W. Conard. (108N1 SS: A30-A31)

Botanists Plant Ideas
(107N12 FOR: A602-A603)

New Corn Technology: Scientists Are All Eyes and Ears
Brown, Kathryn S. (107N10 INN: A514-A516)

New Cotton Clothes Are Healthier
(107N8 FOR: A396)

Protecting Schools from Pesticides
(107N8 FOR: A400)

Poisoning Young Minds
Schmidt, Charles W. (107N6 FOC: A302-A307)

The Challenge for Cuba
Claudio, Luz. (107N5 FOC: A246-A251)

Turning over a New Leaf
Fisher, Brandy E. (107N4 INN: A206-A208)

Fertilizing or Contaminating?
(107N3 FOR: A136-A137)

A Focus on Farming Health in Iowa
Barrett, Julia. (107N3 NIEHS: A142-A143)

Organic: What's in a Name?
Fisher, Brandy E. (107N3 SOI: A150-A152)

Environmental Casualties of the War on Drugs
Joyce, Stephanie. (107N2 SOI: A74-A77)

Most Unwanted
Fisher, Brandy E. (107N1 FOC:A18-A23)

No POPs
Schmidt, Charles W. (107N1 SOI:A24-A25)

EHPnet: Disease-free Zone
(106N9 FOR: A427)

Natural Born Killers
Schmidt, Charles W. (106N9 FOC: A433-A437)

Bromoxynil Ban
(106N6 FOR: A268-A269)

Pesticides Project Progresses while the Peace Process Stalls
VanderMeer, Daniel. (105N12 NIEHS: 1294-1297)

Exotic Invasion
Tibbetts, John. (105N6 SOI: 590-593)

LMOs: Treasure Chest or Pandora's Box?
Baram, Michael. (104N7 SOI: 704-707)

Vaccine Cuisine
Brown, Kathryn. (104N3 INN: 276-278)

Decline in Pesticide Use by Canadian Farmers
(103N4 FOR: 321-322)

Sowing Seeds of Controversy
(102N8 FOR: 625)

NIEHS Initiatives: Agricultural Chemicals
(102N8 NIEHS: 630)

Organic Farming Goes Big Time
(102N5 FOR: 429)

A Win for Wetlands
(101N6 FOR: 471)

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