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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. 136v with respect to state labeling or packaging requirements for products subject to FIFRA.

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Op-ed: The Food System Cannot Become Another Fossil-Fuel Industry Escape Hatch

Civil Eats

The food system is responsible for an estimated one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions driving this crisis. Growing vast monocultures of potatoes requires synthetic fertilizers whose production requires massive amounts of energy. Theyve got their eyes on one: the food system.

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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. It addresses a critical need for organic producers who often lack access to cultivars optimized for their production methods.

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You are what you eat – and what your food eats: The vital role of soil health

Sustainable Food Trust

Today, industrial farming methods are heavily dependent on monocropping practices, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides all of which harm biodiversity and soil organisms, much like how the overuse of antibiotics affects humans.

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A Plastic Tsunami is Taking Over Farms. What Will Stop Plasticulture? 

Modern Farmer

Everything from silage wraps, tote drums, containers, plastic mulch, greenhouse sheeting and row covers have a use in modern-day agriculture, although much of it is single-use and not recyclable. It works with manufacturers and producers of agricultural plastic to recycle products on its behalf. Globally, 12.5

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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

Civil Eats

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. But plasticulture, or the use of plastic products in agriculture, also comes with a wide range of known problems. Simply put, “there are no magic solutions,” says Demokritou.

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Report Details Health and Sustainability Benefits of Organic Produce

ATTRA

A new report from The Organic Center details the nutritional difference that eating organic produce makes and the environmental, human health and socioeconomic benefits of organic produce production and farming. Finally, the higher premiums associated with organic products enhance farmers’ livelihoods and boost rural economies.