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Natural Pesticides? Large-scale Farmers Turn to Safer Products to Keep Their Plants Healthy

April 29th, 2011  By Pam Marrone

It usually surprises people when I say that it’s a great time to be in agriculture. While the number of farmers has declined significantly since our parents’ generation, there’s no denying that food prices are up, as are the prices for farmland. And the pressure is on to feed a world population growing from six billion to nine billion. We all need to eat, and it seems that finally we’re coming to realize how critical agriculture is. Read More

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