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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Australia/NZ,

This farm is harnessing a bug army to protect vegetable crops

Darren Schreurs is experimenting with planting flowers near his crops to attract beneficia...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Insects, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/10/2020 SOURCE: apnews.com

"Millions of already vulnerable people are at risk. And as they gather to try to combat the locusts, often in vain, they risk spreading the virus — a topic that comes a distant second for many in rural areas."

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, pa...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Beekeeping, USDA,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.npr.org

NPR talks to University of Maryland bee researcher Samuel Ramsey, aka Dr. Buggs, who says honeybee colony collapse disorder not seen over last five years, cause of problem still unknown, main factors hurting honeybees now parasites, poor nutrition and pesticides

Honeybees Need Your Help, Honey

A deadly triangle of factors is killing off U.S. honeybees. Last year, forty percent of ho...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Education U.S. SouthEast, Education U.S. SouthWest, Beekeeping, Environment,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.mdpi.com

Agriculture journal publishes review article by University of Arkansas researchers who discuss various effects of habitat loss on solitary bees and different ways to mitigate such effects in order to conserve bee diversity, populations in agricultural landscapes, list pesticide use among factors implicated in bee declines

Mitigating the Effects of Habitat Loss on Solitary Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems

Solitary bees and other wild pollinators provide an important ecosystem service which can ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Grapes, Ag Europe, Ag Global Specialty Food,

EFSA reveals data on pesticide residues in food in Europe | Food Safety News

Table grapes and peppers were among products that most often exceeded residue limits in ra...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Food/Nutrition, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/03/2020 SOURCE: www.newtimesslo.com

Nutritional defense: What fuel are you putting in your body?

It's not the hand sanitizer, the E.T. hazmat suit, the sci-fi mask, or the fast-tracked fr...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Fungicides,

Planting Blind: Why Some Farmers Don't Know What's on Their Seeds

A new study highlights how much farmers and the U.S. regulatory system don't know about pe...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Organic, Food/Nutrition,

03/26/2020 SOURCE: www.ewg.org

EWG's 2020 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce

EWG's Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Beef Cattle, GMO's,

03/10/2020 SOURCE: www.canadiancattlemen.ca

Canadian Cattlemen reports study by Canadian Centre for Food Integrity shows 38% of Canadians concerned about eating food from genetically engineered crops; notes Canadians reacted positively when told GMOs helped reduce greenhouse gases, curtail climate change, allowed farmers to use less pesticides

Research finds Canadians want to learn about agriculture | Canadian Cattlemen

The general public’s lack of agricultural knowledge is more widespread than likely imagi...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Environment, AgriBusiness,

03/06/2020 SOURCE: kscorn.com

Kansas Corn Growers Association says hundreds of Kansas corn farmers have submitted comments in support of atrazine, telling U.S. EPA to “get the science right” in decisions regarding the herbicide

KCGA, Corn Farmers Submit Atrazine Comments | KS Corn

Hundreds of Kansas corn farmers submitted comments supporting atrazine and telling EPA to ...

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This farm is harnessing a bug army to protect vegetable crops

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

Honeybees Need Your Help, Honey

Mitigating the Effects of Habitat Loss on Solitary Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems

EFSA reveals data on pesticide residues in food in Europe | Food Safety News

Nutritional defense: What fuel are you putting in your body?

Planting Blind: Why Some Farmers Don't Know What's on Their Seeds

EWG's 2020 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce

Research finds Canadians want to learn about agriculture | Canadian Cattlemen

KCGA, Corn Farmers Submit Atrazine Comments | KS Corn

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