Depression and Pesticide Exposure

Title: Depression and Pesticide Exposure among Private Pesticides Applicators Enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study (2008.) Summary:  In 2008, Environmental Health Perspectives published a study by Cheryl L. Beseler researching the connection between depression and pesticide exposer.  Topic: Sustainable Agriculture Category: Academic Research What is This?  online  and print Academic study published by Environmental Health Perspectives Publication Information:  [...]

Horizon Organic Dairy: Are they who they say they are?

Title: Horizon Organic Chocolate Milk (2008) Summary:   Since being founded in 1991, The Maryland based dairy, Organic Horizon has cashed in on the “going organic” trend of American consumers despite controversy over whether they actually comply with organic standards, making them the largest supplier of organic milk in North America.  Topic: Sustainable Agriculture  Category: [...]

Is Organic Woth it? Comparing Meat Quality

Title: The Performance and meat quality of Bonsmara steers raised in a feedlot, on conventional pastures or on organic pastures.  (2008.) Summary:  In their 2008 edition, The South African Journal of Animal Sciences published a study by J. Esterhuizen, I.B. Groenewald, P.E. Strydom and A. Hugo documenting the effects of raising steers in feedlots under conventional [...]