Civil Eats

AUGUST 22, 2023

Yet despite the Act’s historical ties to pesticides—the discovery of DDT’s impacts on bald eagles was one factor that propelled lawmakers to begin protecting threatened species—officials in the pesticide office at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are only now starting to figure out how to comply with the law.

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NASDA

JULY 10, 2023

EPA’s newly published regulation creating “PIPs created through genetic engineering from a sexually compatible plant” and “loss-of-function PIPs” is not risk-based, science-based and focuses on process of development rather than product. We ask that Congress take the necessary steps to ensure that U.S.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This new law prohibits the use of certain neonicotinoid pesticide (neonics) treated corn, soybean, or wheat seeds and neonicotinoid pesticides for outdoor ornamental plants and turfs, in the interest of protecting pollinators, birds, and other wildlife.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 29, 2023

On a summer day in downtown Salinas, California, a group of farmers, biotechnology start-ups and pesticide corporations gathered to talk about the benefits of biology. While the realm of pesticides and fertilizers has been dominated by chemistry for the past eight decades, it seems like biology may soon have its day. Take BASF’s 2.0

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2025

Summit Agro announced that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved the use of Regev hybrid fungicide in the state. It is applied as a seed treatment as well as in-furrow, drip or sub irrigation. Stine Seed Company is proud to announce the launch of its new lineup of soybean blends. Ceradis B.V. ,

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

For me, well, I was taking an introductory soil science class in a two-year horticulture degree program at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, NY. In that soil science class, I learned all about soil horizons, particle size ranges that comprise sand, loam, and clay, pH, N,P,K, and the fact soil compaction inhibits plant growth.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 25, 2023

Dan Johnson is a professor of environmental science at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. Unfortunately, prevention isn’t as easy as spraying the larvae with pesticides. Even if a farmer does spray, there’s often a wait time between the application of a chemical pesticide and when it’s safe to harvest a crop. Does it work?

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

We have covered the incorporation of hedgerows to sequester carbon in soil, an ultracross seed-breeding project to create climate-adapted plant varieties, and the adoption of care-centered politics , among many other efforts. Below are some of our most important climate solutions stories from 2023.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Wade will be the staff lead for NASDA’s Plant Agriculture and Pesticide Regulations and Rural Development and Financial Security Committees. Kaitlynn is from Royse City, Texas, and is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics with a focus on policy and economic analysis and a certificate in International Trade in Agriculture.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

. #3: Tailoring The Development Of Genetic Varieties Vindara argues that the difference is in the seeds. By designing seeds specifically for indoor vertical farms - “entirely through analytics, not gene-editing or GMOs” - this company claims to amplify crop yield, appearance, nutrition, and flavor.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Leave your leaves “Probably the number one thing we can do is avoid yard cleanup,” says Nicole Baker, a biologist with The Wild Center , a science museum in New York’s Adirondacks. Opt for local When you’re looking to seed your yard in the fall, look for native grasses or wildflowers in your area.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made her inaugural visit to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to see firsthand the ways the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is using the federal agency’s funding to advance programs, research and scholarships.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program. 2, will significantly expand the nationwide educational training provided to pesticide inspectors and enforcement staff over the next five years. This funding, effective Aug. Bayer announced that the company has selected Genvor Inc.,

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

She mixes Indigenous traditional knowledge with modern science in a way that feels practical yet fun.” “The fact is that our current food system pours herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides on so much of our food.” When we build community, we know who has the seeds. Black Elk’s efforts go beyond education.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Gutwein Seed Services announced a partnership with Streamline Ag in offering groundbreaking biological pest solutions for corn rootworms and soybean cyst nematodes. Hula crushed his previous world record of 616 bushels per acre set in 2019 with the Pioneer brand P1197 family of products.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Small footprint, big potential “Microgreens” is a term used to describe the tender, edible seedlings of various herbs, vegetables and grains typically seeded in shallow, soil-filled trays, grown under natural or artificial light, then harvested within two weeks of germination. Photography submitted by Don DiLillo, Finest Foods.

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The Equation

MAY 14, 2024

The sector includes commodity crop traders, meat and poultry processors, fertilizer and pesticide makers, multinational food and beverage companies, giant supermarket chains, and all of their related trade associations. She holds a doctorate degree in environmental science from Rutgers University. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 10, 2024

Here, in the small community of El Pedregal de San Juan, in the state of Hidalgo, Guzman says she was amazed by the rain-fed milpa system of growing corn, wheat, and squash that her uncles still maintained, using seeds that have been in her family for generations. “I I was just so enamored,” she says. Soil is alive.

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Agwired

AUGUST 21, 2024

The final strategy incorporates a wide range of stakeholder input, ensuring EPA not only protects species but also preserves a wide range of pesticides for farmers and growers. Beck’s and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) announce the election of Scott Beck as the central regional vice president. The tour runs Aug.19-22,

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Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables, by Adam Alexander Reviewed by Alicia Miller Adam Alexander is a seed detective – he’s travelled the world looking for seeds of myriad varietals that have been hidden away in distant places across the world.

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Agwired

JUNE 28, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new state-of-the-art USDA grape research facility on the Cornell AgriTech campus.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This product combines AgroTechs patented NutriCharge technology with NewLeafs proprietary PPFM (Pink-Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs) biostimulant technology, creating a first-of-its-kind solution for growers looking for a science-driven approach to seed-applied crop management. Bushel Plus Ltd. ,

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Climate variability has an undeniable role in setting the scene, says Giuseppe Torri, professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa. Meanwhile, the prevalence of intense tropical storms has been ticking up; many are unseasonal, and kick up gale-force winds that can easily stoke a blaze across the arid landscape.

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RR2CS

JANUARY 3, 2024

Since 2018, the Halls have been on a mission to collaborate with local organizations to rejuvenate their land, which was previously subjected to conventional farming methods involving fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Glen: For the last seven or eight years we’ve been seeding brassicas with oats and forage peas.

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Agwired

JULY 26, 2023

Precision Farmer – Skip Klinefelter Precision Farmer of the Year Skip Klinefelter is a lifetime farmer in central Illinois who entered the ag technology business with Precision Seeding Technologies. ForeFront Ag Solutions focuses on helping growers make informed business decisions by providing progressive, science-based data.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

The drones have numerous other applications in ag, such as pesticide application, seeding fields, surveying plant health, and taking a tree census of the local area. In 2019, they even used their drones to help sanitize public areas in Muscat to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Helaina Helaina employees collaborating in the lab.

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The Equation

MAY 9, 2024

Corporations across the food system increasingly have the power, by virtue of their size, market domination, political connections, and deep pockets, to set prices, meddle with science, evade regulation, and write the rules to benefit themselves. If anything in our lives is essential, it’s food and the means of producing it. The average U.S.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

The Aztec believed the first man resulted from Quetzalcóatl’s gifting of cultivated corn; in the Maya story, the first spiritually fit humans are crafted from maize seeds after failed attempts to use wood and mud. Much of this section is drawn from a public database of academic research that Mexico’s science agency has maintained since 2020.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Through its Seeds for Resilience project, Crop Trust aims to strengthen national gene banks across sub-Saharan Africa, helping local farmers access diverse, climate-resilient crops. Every seed is important. Theres nothing more meaningful than planting a seed and watching it grow, says Waters.

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Agwired

MAY 31, 2024

As part of its strategic open innovation approach global life science company Bayer has advanced two initiatives with external partners to bring forward genome editing in vegetables. Synsus Private Label Partners, LLC , based in Houston, TX, announced that it has acquired AmegA Sciences, LLC & React Industries, LLC of Lakeland, FL.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In this 2023 Holiday Book Guide, you’ll find reviews of memoirs, personal essays, histories, science writing, journalism, cookbooks, guidebooks, and photo collections—written by our editors, staff writers, and freelance contributors. In addition to our top picks for holiday giving, you’ll find a roundup of our recent book coverage.

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RR2CS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Together, Harold and his brother, Chris, and his father, Gerald, work collaboratively as partners to manage 5000 acres of irrigated land producing potatoes — varieties of chippers, russets, and red Mozart potatoes — along with other field crops, including hard red spring wheat, winter wheat, barley, sunflowers, green peas, seed canola.

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Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

It is important that we embrace the notion of climate-smart agriculture and forestry, but to do that, we’ve got to get the science and the innovation right. resembling commodity agriculture systems based on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We have to have accurate, reliable measurements of the impact.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 18, 2024

What Our Investigation Revealed Several states are trying to phase out the use of pesticides containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), long-lasting chemicals linked to serious health risks including cancer, liver damage, and reproductive effects that have already contaminated farm fields, drinking water, and human bodies.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 30, 2024

What Our Investigation Revealed Nearly all commodity corn farmers receive seed coated with neonics each season. Many cannot identify the chemical coating on their seeds and only opt for it because a seed salesperson recommends it. Evidence shows there are no significant yield losses from planting seeds without neonic coatings.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Her new home came with a yard left in disrepair after years of vacancy, so she contacted Keep Growing Detroit , an organization dedicated to food sovereignty, to buy seeds to start a garden. On the same day, Penix was scheduled to pick up her seeds, she had a doctor’s appointment. That’s when she received the diagnosis.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This bill defines precision agriculture as: managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.

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