The Equation

MAY 13, 2024

Especially when it means I can breathe outside because there is no pesticide drift, wildfire smoke, vehicle exhaust, or pungent odors. In addition, Merced County applies more than 10 million pounds of pesticides per year that contribute to the area’s poor air quality. I am into air quality. These particles are categorized by size.

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Daily Yonder

JULY 31, 2023

Rural communities of color like Sultana, which is majority Hispanic, are disproportionately affected by this crisis. The racial and rural water gap has its roots in historic neglect. Construction crews broke ground in May, and the well is slated for completion in May 2024. We are in dire need of a new well,” he said.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2025

The CNH AI Tech Assistant tool is already at work at over 300 authorized agriculture and construction dealer groups in North America, Australia and New Zealand, with global expansion underway. Summit Agro announced that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved the use of Regev hybrid fungicide in the state.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Other recent grantees have included the Center for Rural Affairs, the National Young Farmers Coalition, the Soil Health Institute, and the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation. As research and reporting began to call significant attention to the company’s negative effects on rural economies and the environment , Harold Lee Scott, Jr.,

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Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is because the subsidies have been unconditional and the market has been brutal; they have used, as the NFU likes to say, ‘all the tools in the toolbox’, i.e., nitrogen fertiliser and pesticides, to continuously increase their food production in order to stay in business.

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CalCAN

JUNE 30, 2023

The two areas share similar challenges with rural, agricultural communities facing climate-related risks and stark inequalities. Though the bill was signed into law and the state stepped up its support with the subsequent SB 489 (Laird, 2022) , the levee improvements are still under construction.

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Agritecture Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

With limited available land and the increasing distance between rural farms and urban centers, traditional agricultural methods face constraints. Founded in 2017, Stacked Farm bills itself as being able to produce fresh fruit and vegetables year-round, using less water than traditional farming and without the need for pesticides.

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