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Kids and Pesticides

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Pregnancy and babies — human or animal — are the early warning system of problems in the environment. The signals are infertility, birth defects, a rising incidence of premature births and nervous system diseases. Just as the birds began to … Continue reading

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Goss Disease

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Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Nebraskensis – quite a mouthful, isn’t it? More familiarly known as Goss disease, it’s a bacterial infection of corn that enters the plant through any sort of damage to the leaves. Winds, heavy rain and hail can … Continue reading

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