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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Pesticides, USDA, Trending News,

05/31/2022 SOURCE: www.agri-pulse.com

Vilsack: USDA wasn't consulted by DOJ in Roundup case

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he wasn't consulted before the Biden administration took sides in a lawsuit involving Roundup herbicide.

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

05/09/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Pilot GM mosquito tests to control disease in the Florida Keys worked, Oxitec says. Here’s how they did it

Researchers have completed the first open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the United States. The results, according to the biotechnology

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Topics: Pesticides, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage,

Cover crops more effective than insecticides for managing pests, study suggests | Penn State University

Promoting early season plant cover, primarily through the use of cover crops, can be more effective at reducing pest density and crop damage than insecticide applications, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Pesticides, Water, Environment,

05/06/2022 SOURCE: bioengineer.org

The effects on ecosystems of reduced pesticide use

Pesticides affect the health of agricultural soils and waterways. But how do the living organisms in our ecosystems react if

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Weeds, Pesticides, Equipment/Machinery,

Don't Catch My Drift? Let's Check Under the (Spray) Hood

Curious why hooded sprayers appear to be making a comeback? This multi-state collaborative trial provides a clearer picture.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Fruit, Consumer/Retail,

Part I: The Clean 18 — Challenging Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen scare survey of pesticide residues on conventional fruits and vegetables

The recent release of the “Dirty Dozen List” by the organic-industry-funded Environmental Working Group has stirred up its annual hornets’ nest of social

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TOPIC(S): Oats, Pesticides, Fungicides, Ag United Kingdom,

04/11/2022 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Winter oats facing high disease could benefit from T0 spray - Farmers Weekly

Winter oat growers could benefit from an earlier spring fungicide than usual as crops face a higher disease pressure, following a relatively mild winter.

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Environment, Ag United Kingdom,

04/11/2022 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Fly-tipping is illegal dumping of liquid or solid waste on land or in water.

Government announces new crackdown on fly-tipping epidemic - Farmers Weekly

The government has announced a raft of new measures aimed at tackling Britain’s £400m-a-year fly-tipping epidemic. Local authorities will receive £450,000

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Ag United Kingdom, Government / Policies,

04/11/2022 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

NFU 'disappointed' by red tape required for pesticide users - Farmers Weekly

The NFU has expressed its disappointment after new red tape was introduced without consultation requiring all pesticide users in Britain to register on a

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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, AgriBusiness, US EPA,

EPA reverses course on herbicide ban in 10 Midwest and Plains states, including Oklahoma

Farmers in ten states, including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri, are now free to use a herbicide that had been restricted in January.

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