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Randy Krotz
Topics: Corn/Maize, Ethanol/Biofuel, Climate Change, US EPA,
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12/22/2020 SOURCE: www.msn.com
This article is primarily about following a vegetarian diet.
Load your plate up with fiber-rich foods and nix the meat, and you'll discover there are loads of benefits to being vegetarian.
What You Need to Know About the Vegetarian Diet
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12/22/2020 SOURCE: beyondpesticides.org
(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 […]
Farmworkers and Conservationists Ask Court to Remove Monsanto's Roundup from the Market - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
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Nancy Kavazanjian
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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12/22/2020 SOURCE: www.fastcompany.com
Efficiency and sustainability go hand-in-hand, with an added bonus: farmers improve crop yields
Smart farming: The growing role of precision agriculture and biotech
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12/21/2020 SOURCE: www.forbes.com
From vegan eggs to adaptogens, these were some of the biggest developments of the year in plant-based food – here’s what to expect going forward.
The Top 10 Trends In Plant-Based Food In 2020 (And Where We’re Going In 2021)
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12/21/2020 SOURCE: www.environmentalleader.com
Danone North America continues to expand its regenerative farming program, currently the most comprehensive regenerative agriculture dairy program in the US.
Danone North America Expands Regenerative Agriculture Program
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Economics,
Agricultural Economic Insights | 6 Christmas Tree Facts
With Christmas just a few days away, we breakdown six Christmas Tree facts. These data come from the USDA’s 2019 Census of Horticultural Specialties.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Sustainability, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ, Coronavirus/COVID,
Covid 19 coronavirus: How Kiwi farmers kept agriculture strong through the pandemic - NZ Herald
Study finds Kiwi ingenuity and a drive to "make it work" have been pivotal.
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