NASDA

APRIL 14, 2025

In 43 states, the state department of agriculture is a co-regulator with EPA and is responsible for administering, implementing, and enforcing the production, labeling, distribution, sale, use, and disposal of pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

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Real Agriculture

JULY 18, 2024

The use of drones for spraying pesticides on crops is still off-label and not legal in Canada, but it’s one step closer to becoming reality. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has approved its first herbicide for drone application in Canada, although it’s not for agricultural use.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 4, 2024

Several organizations have come together to offer farmers in Ontario support in reducing the risk of off-target pesticide application through the Be Drift Aware campaign. It is an issue that can impact crop yield, crop quality and input costs. Read More

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Civil Eats

JULY 24, 2024

More and more pesticides approved for use on U.S. The new analysis, published today in Environmental Health Perspectives, represents the latest effort to understand how common PFAS are in pesticides, which are widely used around the country and directly affect food, water, and soil. The EPA took steps to address that contamination.

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CABI

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

CABI has worked in partnership to produce a training module on lower-risk plant protection products to help agro-input dealers in Uganda reduce the risks associated with highly hazardous pesticides to deal with a range of crop pests.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly Biologicals will make up 25% of the overall crop protection market by 2035, growing by more than three times to a value of $30bn (£24bn), predicts Dr John Wiles, global biology leader with Corteva Agriscience.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Farmers are having to adjust what they grow and how they grow it, and people all along the food chainfrom the workers who harvest the crops to the consumers who eat themfeel the effects. Droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding brought on by climate change all have a massive impact on the food system.

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NASDA

MARCH 18, 2024

Our nation’s farmers, applicators, consumers, and other users rely on quality pesticide registration decisions and guidance from federal regulators to allow for the meaningful use of pesticidal tools while ensuring both human health and our environment are protected. million for the operations of EPA-OPP. While FY2024 did provide $1.0

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 22, 2023

The federal government announced a series of changes to its policies around pesticide use on Tuesday, including the introduction of a ban on cosmetic uses of pesticides on federal land and the end of a nearly two-year pause on reviews of maximum residue limits (MRLs).

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 9, 2023

When looking at any pesticide label there should be three words that make you stop, think, and mark the calendar: pre-harvest interval. The pre-harvest interval — PHI — is the minimum time necessary between application of a product and cutting the crop, either by swathing or straight-cutting.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 3, 2025

Organic beans farming focuses on growing beans without synthetic chemicals, pesticides, or fertilizers. Farmers rely on natural methods to improve soil health and plant growth, resulting in healthier crops. Organic beans farming enhances soil fertility through practices like crop rotation, composting, and green manure.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2025

It also necessitates petroleum-based pesticides, from fungicides to herbicides, to ward off weeds and stop sprouting. Another 38 percent comes from retail consumption and waste; and the rest is from industrial inputs (like pesticides and fertilizer) and agriculture production. Irrigation and farm equipment also depend on fossil fuels.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 20, 2023

The federal government is lifting its nearly two-year pause on reviews of pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs), while also introducing a ban on cosmetic pesticide use on federal land.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 23, 2024

It relies on natural methods to cultivate healthy and sustainable crops. By avoiding synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, it promotes… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Organic Banana Farming Organic farming practices support soil health and biodiversity.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 25, 2024

It relies on natural fertilizers, pest control, and soil management to promote healthy crop growth and protect the environment. By avoiding chemical fertilizers and pesticides, farmers reduce soil degradation and protect… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Organic Ginger Farming

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Representing State Lead Agencies in 43 states, NASDA members are tasked with numerous elements of pesticide regulation that are immediately impacted by this decision, including the administration, implementation, and enforcement of the production, labeling, distribution, sale, use, and disposal of pesticides under FIFRA.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 7, 2025

One of the key differences between these two examples is the amount of crop diversity present. Increasing the types of crops present in an area can provide numerous ecological and economic benefits. Since the exact type of diversity affects the impacts, its difficult to generalize which benefits result from crop diversity on your land.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 3, 2025

Organic blueberry farming involves cultivating blueberries without synthetic chemicals or pesticides. It focuses on natural methods to enhance soil health and plant growth, promoting both environmental sustainability and crop quality.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 26, 2025

Regenerative practices such as crop rotation, cover crops, conservation tillage and integrated pest management have been implemented, at some level, on many row crop farms for years.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 20, 2023

EPA announced its decision to allow the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on crops, including soybeans, following a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit last month.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 9, 2023

Canada is a country of 40 million, and while we’re also an exporting nation, many crop types grown here are at such a small scale that the economics just don’t work to have a company go through the steps required to register a pesticide for use. That’s where the Minor Use program through the Pest. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Farmers Weekly A new report calls for a rethink of “overly restrictive” regulation of plant protection products (PPPs) inherited from the EU amid a warning that higher crop yields critical to UK food security won’t be achieved without synthetic pesticides.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

They grow a variety of crops including corn, soybeans, rye, wheat, sorghum, and peas; pasture-raise pigs for specialty meat company Niman Ranch; and care for chickens, sheep, ducks, geese, alpacas, and numerous cats—in addition to raising two young children and running a farm stay experience. In fact, now I am a regenerative farmer.”

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Read about it and other new crop protection products. Hi-Tech Farming: Storen from Syngenta is being billed as a new, strong residual herbicide for corn.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 9, 2025

Water is more important than you may think when it comes to spraying and protecting crops effectively.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 31, 2025

One of the key differences between these two examples is the amount of crop diversity present. Increasing the types of crops present in an area can provide numerous ecological and economic benefits. Since the exact type of diversity affects the impacts, its difficult to generalize which benefits result from crop diversity on your land.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 7, 2023

RNAi — ribonucleic acid interference — involves targeting specific RNA sequences in a disease or pest, rather than targeting entire proteins or enzymes, as is the case with current pesticides. It’s a. It’s a. Read More

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 3, 2025

Growers dont spray weeds unnecessarily and are cautious with pesticide use.

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Food Tank

APRIL 7, 2025

one to two decades), contaminate essentially all non-GMO corn in Mexico, pesticide and agricultural biotechnology expert Charles Benbrook tells Food Tank. million (US$174,458) in financial aid and agricultural equipment to the winners of the First Native Corn and Amaranth Contest in an effort to strengthen native crop production.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Jute plants grow quickly, with a harvest period of about 4-6 months, making it an excellent crop for seasonal farming. Jute is a rain-fed crop, requiring minimal pesticides and fertilizers compared to other commercial crops. Its low environmental impact… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Jute Farming

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Food Politics

JANUARY 30, 2025

Farmers are starting to find the chemicals contaminating their land, water, crops and livestock. Consumer Reports detects PFAS in some milk The politics: from Civil Eats: Why Are Pesticide Companies Fighting State Laws to AddressPFAS? RISE also deploys a grassroots network of individuals who work in and with pesticide companiese.g.,

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Pesticides are substances used to prevent, control, or eliminate pests that can damage crops, animals, or human health. They are commonly used in agriculture to

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

This year was a pretty hot and dry year, but still, some of the crops I raised did pretty well, he says with a satisfied smile. Kotutwa Johnson might build some protection for his crops with desert brush or cans to shield them from the wind, but his plants thrive without any fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, mulch, or irrigation.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 11, 2025

Organic Turnip Farming focuses on cultivating turnips using sustainable methods, free from synthetic chemicals and pesticides. Organic Turnip Farming supports biodiversity by integrating crop rotation, cover crops, and organic fertilizers.

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Sustainable Harvest International

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Sustainable Farming Increases Income Many family farmers struggle to afford inputs such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides that they have been taught to use, even though the money spend on these takes away from their ability to meet basic needs. SHI-Panama farmer Mara Gonzles tends to her crops on her agroforestry farm.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

Its 2,800 acres—the first protected habitat for the wild relatives of crops in the United States—now shelter not just a single pepper but at least 45 different species. Forest Service to identify and collect other wild relatives of crops in this area. In the U.S. Arizona is the third driest state in the U.S. An Arizona Walnut tree.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 7, 2024

Soybean Source: By adhering to these pesticide safety reminders, farmers can protect their crops, the environment and their own well-being.

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