Farmers, Consumers React To Federal Pesticides Shift
Martha Guild of member station WFCR in Amherst reports from western Massachusetts on farmers’ and consumers’ attitudes about pesticides in food. Despite the recent National Academy of Sciences report showing the increased health risk of pesticides, some consumers still don’t consider farm chemicals to be a significant hazard ? or a reason to alter their purchasing habits.
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