41. Sewage sludge contains bucket-loads of pathogens such as Salmonella and fecal coliform bacteria that must be destroyed before the waste can be used on food crops. 42. Some food crops were apparently grown, including avocados, beans, peanuts, and squash. 43. The baits, developed by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, do not leave harmful residues in food crops or slaughtered animals. 44. The book argues for much stricter regulation and more elaborate testing of food crops than is now required. 45. The effort to increase the level of health-enhancing nutrients in food crops represents a reversal of a century of conventional plant breeding. 46. The food crops and animals were ours. 47. The end product is so good that the New South Wales and Queensland environmental protection agencies allow its use on food crops. 48. The high carbon dioxide levels triggered luxuriant plant growth, but conditions favored vines and weedy species, which overran food crops. 49. The plant is a complex web of pipes and vessels that produce herbicides and other pesticides used on many food crops. 50. The price of unmilled rice this week bumped the bottom on the futures and cash markets, hitting a six-year low for the food crop. |