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The golf industry and synthetic pesticides go way back. For decades, courses have relied on a cocktail of chemicals to maintain their playability and visual appeal. During the post-war years, when the ...

"Organic" or "natural" products usually refer to a healthier or safer alternative to a harmful product. However, that's not the case with organic tobacco. All kinds of tobacco, when inhaled in a burnt ...

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Organic food — defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as food produced using sustainable agriculture and production practices — has been available in mainstream supermarkets for years.

In the beauty industry, the term “organic” means that some or all of the ingredients in a product come from organic sources. For example, aloe vera in a moisturizer might come from an organic aloe ...

Organic cotton is cotton that is grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. While polyester has dominated the fiber for nearly 20 years, organic cotton continues on an upward trend ...

The organic cotton movement in India appears to be booming, but much of this growth is fake, say those who source, process and grow the cotton. Harvested organic cotton at a bioRe facility in Kasrawad ...