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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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Topics: Herbicides, Agriculture US, AgriBusiness,

Enviro Groups Sue EPA Over New Dicamba Registrations

The EPA is facing a new lawsuit against its 2020 dicamba registrations, by the same groups who successfully sued the agency over its 2018 dicamba labels.

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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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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Soil Health, Herbicides, Weeds, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. SouthWest, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation,

Field testing new integrated weed management strategies | AgriLife Today

A Texas A&M AgriLife-led study will research new weed management strategies to reduce weeds and mitigate the increasing herbicide resistance.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soybeans, Herbicides, Agriculture US, Environment, AgriBusiness,

Will the regulations around agricultural pesticides evolve under a new administration?

Soybean and cotton growers sue EPA over Dicamba use restrictions

The American Soybean Association and the Plains Cotton Growers have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency registration of the herbicide dicamba. The product is used for “over-the-top” applications on soybean and cotton crops genetically engineered to withstand the herbicide. A Feedstuffs magazine report says the recent decision by the EPA gives growers five [...]

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Herbicides, Agriculture US, AgriBusiness,

11/02/2020 SOURCE: www.agweek.com

Amid dicamba uncertainty, Enlist soybeans may be a popular option | Agweek

With harvest winding down, producers may begin thinking about their 2021 planting season. With the fate of Dicamba looming, many producers are now deciding to plant Enlist soybeans in their acres.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Soybeans, Precision AG , Herbicides, Weeds, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Ag North America, Education,

Studies explore the role of cover crops in suppressing glyphosate-resistant horseweed

Horseweed is considered one of the most troublesome weeds in the United States and Canada - able to produce devastating losses in both corn and soybean yields when left uncontrolled. Two recent studies - one published by the journal Weed Science and the other by the journal Weed Technology - provide insights on the role cover crops might play in controlling horseweed and reducing the need for herbicides.

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Cotton, Herbicides, AgriBusiness,

10/12/2020 SOURCE: www.google.com

Bayer, BASF Fight to Keep Weedkiller on U.S. Farms

The chemicals makers are hoping the EPA responds to a court-ordered ban on their dicamba herbicides by allowing them back on the market despite complaints about crop damage.

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TOPIC(S): Herbicides, Pesticides, Ag Europe, AgriBusiness,

10/09/2020 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

France clamps down on use of weedkiller glyphosate in farming

France's health and environment agency announced restrictions on weedkiller glyphosate in farming, but stopped short of a full ban in the European Union's top agricultural producer due to a lack of non-chemical alternatives in some areas.

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