One estimate of the negative environmental externalities from conventional agriculture in the United States is derived from Pimentel et al. (1993) who estimated total indirect private and external (off - farm) costs of the use of
synthetic pesticides at US$ 12.1 billion annually: this included the private input costs of US$ 4 billion and US$ 5 billion in environmental and health costs.
Not exact matches
Purchasing products that carry the Australian Certified Organic logo saves you time
at the store and guarantees the product to be free to range, non GM, pasture - fed, water efficient and biodiversity friendly as well as grown free from
synthetic pesticides, herbicides, hormones and antibiotics.
• Made with
at least one ingredient (besides water) that is grown without the use of
synthetic inputs, including
pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertilizers.
No
pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, or
synthetic fertilizers are used during farming, and the fabric is spun
at a local facility without water or «chemicals inputs of any kind.»