Pesticides
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Pesticides, Organic, Food/Nutrition, Fertilizer,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Weeds, Pesticides,

Beans & Bull: Waterhemp and White Mold the Scourge of Wisconsin - Badger Bean

Outsmarting waterhemp in 2021: Rodrigo Werle. White Mold and What We Have learned About Management in Recent Years: Damon Smith. About this Event Outsmarting waterhemp in 2021: Rodrigo Werle: Waterhemp management represents a major challenge for soybean farmers in Wisconsin and beyond. During this presentation we will discuss the status of waterhemp herbicide resistance in […]

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Sustainability, Ag Tech,

01/21/2021 SOURCE: www.weforum.org

This light show in a field isn’t just pretty – it’s helping grow crops with less need for pesticides

Art, innovation and sustainable agriculture collide, creating an illuminating new way to grow food.

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Organic, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine,

01/14/2021 SOURCE: napavalleyregister.com

Popular organic weed-control product found to include banned chemicals

It seemed too good to be true, and it may have been. The Cailfornia Deptpartment of Food and Agriculture has issued a stop-use order for Agro Gold Weed Slayer.

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Food/Nutrition, Consumer/Retail,

01/11/2021 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

‘All foods contain pesticides, and 99.99% are natural’: 8 critical facts about chemicals that help us grow food

In the United States, we live in an affluent culture whose standard of living is high compared to other nations. Yet, we fail to be grateful for the

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TOPIC(S): Herbicides, Agriculture US, Pesticides, Organic,

01/05/2021 SOURCE: www.knkx.org

Popular Organic Farm Product 'Agro Gold WS' Banned In WA, OR, CA; Idaho Investigating

Alan Scheiber is one organic farmer who would have never applied so-called “Agro Gold WS” to about a dozen acres if he’d known it contained synthetic

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, GMO's, Biotech,

12/31/2020 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

GM eggplant helps farmers reduce pesticide use and increase profits, study finds - Alliance for Science

Bangladeshi farmers significantly reduced pesticide use and increased their profits by growing genetically modified (GM) eggplant, a new study confirms. Farmers growing insect-resistant Bt brinjal (eggplant) improved their yields by 51 percent and cut pesticide costs by 37.5 percent, according to the study published last month in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. “Bt brinjal, […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pest Control, Sweet Corn, World Population,

Biosecurity boost to stop top threat khapra beetle

The khapra beetle is one of the nation's most dangerous biosecurity threats.

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