Department of Agriculture

Following are PEER news releases, white papers, surveys and other activities for Department of Agriculture:

News Releases
October 15, 2009  USDA AND EPA PUSHING COAL ASH FOR GROWING CROPS — Toxic Contamination Risks Spread through Soil and Fertilizer Applications

July 1, 2009  FEDERAL WILDLIFE AGENT WHISTLEBLOWER REINSTATED FOR APPEAL — Judge Finds “Substantial Likelihood” Whistleblower Will Prevail in His Complaint

April 22, 2008  HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NEVADA COYOTE HUNT — Accidents Mount as National Review of Aerial Gunning Safety Underway

September 25, 2007  ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CRASH IN FEDERAL COYOTE HUNT — Second Aerial Gunning Accident in Two Months as Call for Ban Mounts

May 9, 2006  WILDLIFE TAKING ONLY GNAT BITE OUT OF DOMESTIC CATTLE — Public and Private Outlays on Predator Control Dwarf Losses

November 2, 2005  WILDLIFE IS UNJUSTIFIED SCAPEGOAT FOR LIVESTOCK LOSSES — Predation Accounts for Only Miniscule Percentage of Cow & Sheep Deaths

September 7, 2005  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT KILLS MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION WILDLIFE IN ‘04 — Record “Take” of Wildlife Comes Mainly From Chemical Agents