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

12/22/2020 SOURCE: beyondpesticides.org

Farmworkers and Conservationists Ask Court to Remove Monsanto's Roundup from the Market - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog

(Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2020) Opening arguments and evidence were filed by a coalition of farmworkers, farmers, and conservationists last week in litigation challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) re-approval of glyphosate, best known as the active ingredient in Monsanto’s “Roundup” pesticides. The lawsuit charges that the Trump Administration unlawfully ignored cancer risks and ecological damage of glyphosate.  Represented by the Center for Food Safety (CFS), plaintiffs, including the Rural Coalition, Farmworker Association of Florida, Organización en California de Lideres Campesinas, and Beyond Pesticides, filed the federal lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in March. The groups seek to have the pesticide prohibited from use or sale because of its unlawful approval. “Farmworkers are on the frontlines of nearly every health and environmental crisis, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change, and are particularly at risk of health impacts from pesticide spraying,” said Amy van Saun, senior attorney at CFS. “EPA failed these essential workers. It rejected evidence that glyphosate causes cancer and entirely failed to assess the main way people are exposed at work, through their skin.” Today’s filing includes volumes of evidence showing how EPA ignored glyphosate’s health risks, including cancer risks, to farmworkers and farmers exposed during spraying. The evidence filed […]

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Pest Control, Insects, Ag Africa,

12/16/2020 SOURCE: news.un.org

Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa

New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and the food security of millions of people, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Organic, Water, Fruit, Fertilizer, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Population, Weather,

Cyprus olive farmer vows change to face climate challenge

Standing in her olive grove in Cyprus, Elena Sampson sighs at the sight of hundreds of barren trees and vows to tackle climate change after ...

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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, AgriBusiness,

Wyffels Hybrids is turning its experience in monitoring corn rootworm activity into a tool that customers can use to make better decisions about managing the pest in their area.

Trend toward lower use rate for pesticides continues

Hi-Tech Farming: Newer formulations of existing chemistry feature lower use rates.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Herbicides, Pesticides, Education U.S. SouthWest, Ag Innovation, Education,

Panhandle farm, ranch management symposium set Dec. 1| AgriLife Today

The Panhandle Farm and Ranch Management Symposium hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will take place virtually on Dec. 1.

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, GMO's, Insects, Research,

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