Archive for October, 2014
Principles for responsible agriculture and food investments are approved
Monday, October 20th, 2014Governments from around the world have approved a landmark set of principles meant to guide investment in agriculture and food systems, aimed at assuring that cross-border and corporate investment flows lead to improved food security and sustainability and respect the rights of farm and food workers.
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Manure fertilizer increases antibiotic resistance
Tuesday, October 7th, 2014Treating dairy cows and other farm animals with antibiotics and then laying their manure in soil can cause the bacteria in the dirt to grow resistant tothe drugs. But a study now suggests that the manure itself could be contributing to resistance, even when it comes from cows that are free of antibiotics.The mechanism at [...]
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