The article focuses on the harmful effect of hog manure on the supply of drinking water in Iowa. Topics include the manure of pig contain nitrate and E. coli bacteria which enters into the river and creates health hazard, manure of pig is a source of antibiotic-resistance bacteria which im...
Okay... sounds great. This still doesn't really help much in believing there are this many farm operations in Iowa. Maybe I'm not doing a good enough job of factoring in smaller farms. Maybe I need to start picturing more hobby farms into the equation. This number still seems crazy to...
and most people are astonished that there have been times in history where slavery was accepted as normal and acceptable. Somehow, still, many people are accepting of a form of modern-day slavery: human sex trafficking. And while many people claim to be opposed to human sex trafficking, what...
Before New York City morphed into a modern metropolis it is today, it was knitted together by family farms, many of which were established by descendants of 17th-century Dutch immigrants.Built in the 1780s, the brick, timber, and fieldstone house boasts the low pitched gambrel roof typical of...
They’re the focus of the immigration debate. But across the nation, Latinos are rising to power and offering a glimpse of what’s ahead.
In Denmark, an estimated 60-70 percent of pig farmers carry the infection, and experts are warning that LA-MRSA in Denmark is an out-of-control epidemic. Despite such warning signs, the UK and many other countries do not test farms and pork products for MRSA, as the threat is downplayed...
for television and continuing education. Dr. Earley also enjoyed a competitive career in theequestrian sport of dressage. She is now retired and living in Virginia where she and her husband care for their many animals and maintain their farm as a sanctuary for the vast amount of local wildlife...
Growing up on a multigenerational family farm is common in an agricultural state like Iowa, where nearly 27 million acres are devoted to cropland--out of the 35 million acres that make up the state. For many, the experience ties them to the earth. The sense of fr...
kartika damonfrom Fairfield, Iowa on June 15, 2012: Hi Blond Logic - yes the pharma industry is all about making the big money. Nature has a cure for so many (perhaps all) of our ills. Having that knowledge is so valuable - and it's good so many more people are recognizing this. ...
in the U.S.this year. Due to concerns regarding salmonella, eggs labeled Milo's Poultry Farms or Tony's Fresh Market and distributed in the following states were pulled from grocery shelves in September 2024: California, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Utah, Virginia and ...