shoving that memory away and deciding to ignore his mandate about her food choices , she cleared her throat again and started over , telling him about the bacteria that she 'd found and how it was hurting the crop production , the economic impact to the farmers in the various regions in which this particular bacteria would grow , how she planned to stop it , the experiments she was using to ensure that her results would n't cause other environmental issues and the long term monetary and environmental benefits of what she was trying to prove .