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It depends on what standards are being used to label the food. Ideally, if a food is labeled organic, it is 100% organic and contains no chemicals or inorganic additives at all. Unfortunately, if a food is labeled organic with the USDA organic label, it may contain chemicals. According to the USDA site, chemicals are allowed to be used on organic foods under certain conditions.
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What percent of crops grown in the US are grown conventionally rather than organically?
Approximately 95% of all crops (including feed and forage crops as well as oilseed and pasture crops) are grown conventionally. If you look only at human food crops, the conventional percentage may be somewhat lower.
What percentage of crops grown in the US are organically grown?
25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%
Where are 90 percent of bluberries grown in the us?
Maine
What are the major foods grown in the US?
The major food crops grown in the US are corn, soybeans and wheat in that order.
Why should people grow food?
food is what keeps us humans alive, without food there is no us. fluid is also an important part of the humans life, but food needs to be grown. more than 86.75% of food is grown
Why should people grow?
food is what keeps us humans alive, without food there is no us. fluid is also an important part of the humans life, but food needs to be grown. more than 86.75% of food is grown
How are conventionally grown foods different from organically grown food?
The addition of modern chemicals. They have chemicals to keep bugs away, to keep the food from smelling, frm keeping the food going bad, to keep the food polished, and only conventionally grown foods have these chemicals. These chemicals are bad for you but you won't see the difference until like4 years of each. This Is Solo6 Signing out! Peace! [2nd answer]
What percent of the world's crops are gown from hybrid seeds?
99 percent of US corn is grown from hybrid seed, but not sure about world crops.
Where has the population in the US has grown most?
The population in the US has grown the most in the sunbelt states. The number one area with the most growth was Raleigh, NC with a 47.8 percent increase since 2000.
Why is organic food better for us?
Because it has no pesticides, and is not grown using chemical fertilizers.
Is food in the US expensive compared to other countries?
Well see, it all comes down to the fact that they eat more organically than we do. Organic foods & more elaborately prepared food would cost more.
Why were people in the US in better health 50 years ago?
they didnt have a lot of junk food, and the food was grown differently.
