Agriculture in Concert with the Environment
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Agriculture in Concert with the Environment (ACE) is a program of the Environmental Protection Agency, administered cooperatively with USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
(SARE) program, to fund research projects that reduce the risk of pollution
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Sustainable agriculture research and education
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education or is a part of the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. SARE is a granting organization that tries to promote environmentally friendly agriculture and help small farmers become more profitable. Having profitable small...
(SARE) program, to fund research projects that reduce the risk of pollution
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light...
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Pesticide
Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.A pesticide may be a chemical unicycle, biological agent , antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest...
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Fertilizer
Fertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. A recent assessment found that about 40 to 60% of crop yields are attributable to commercial fertilizer use...
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