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Coalition letter Seeking Rulemaking to Modify False or Misleading Statements subsection of the Code of Federal Regulations

NASDA

Without rulemaking, we are concerned recent state actions requiring pesticide labels to carry language inconsistent with EPA safety findings will create a patchwork of false and misleading, and potentially mutually exclusive, state labels. To that end, we urge EPA to grant the state AG petition and initiate rulemaking under 7 U.S.C.

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Our Best Climate Reporting of 2024

Civil Eats

We also reported on farmers experimenting with the wild seed relatives of domestic crops , which may be better able to withstand extreme weather, and the underground fungal networks that trap carbon and support healthy plant life. It confirms what anyone whos planted seeds recently already knows.

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Growing Corn in the Desert, No Irrigation Required

Civil Eats

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. We plant everything deepfor instance, the corn goes 18 inches deep, depending on where the seeds will find moisture.”

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Letter Regarding FY25 Pesticide Appropriations

NASDA

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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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. The 2022 Student Organic Seed Symposium and the 2021 Northeast Organic Seed Conference built robust and lasting collaborations. Organic production of crop seeds and transplants.

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Op-Ed | A Missing Investment Strategy: Climate Resilience Hides in Local Food Markets

Food Tank

There is a strong market demand for local products from agroecological farms and producers, including green leafy vegetables, fruits, grains, small livestock, and native seeds. Local manufacturing of bio-inputs including fertilizers, bio- pesticides, and inoculants is booming.

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AgZen Raises $10M in Series A Funding to Enable Feedback Optimized Agriculture

World Agri-Tech

million seed round in 2022. Less than 10% of pesticides and 33% of critical fertilizers used in farms actively contribute to crop protection and yield. Less than 10% of pesticides and 33% of critical fertilizers used in farms actively contribute to crop protection and yield.