As well as recommending improved infrastructure and the creation of new enterprises in areas such as farm mechanization and food storage, the study also suggests the recognition of agriculture as a knowledge industry.

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Detectable levels of pesticides are present in a large number of fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S., according to a 2008 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited in the study.

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"People have biases towards species that are glamorous, " said Dr. Ernie Small, author of the study and taxonomist for Agriculture Canada.

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The project will look at bioscience approaches from agriculture to economics, and will also study the ethical implications of all this new biotech work.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a study done by Dr. Temple Grandin, which found that 92.3% of slaughter-bound horses are perfectly healthy.

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Then in 1992 the U.S. Department of Agriculture offered her a grant to study transgenetics in St.

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