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  Federal court stops use of compost containing pesticide

  By Deana Carpenter | Friday, Jul 1, 2016 @ 8:20pm

  SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must cease allowing the use of compost containing pesticides in organic farming as of Aug. 22, according to a federal court ruling in Northern California.

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