Civil Eats

DECEMBER 23, 2024

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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Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

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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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If successful, Strey says a little sheepishly in the clip, Plantix would “save the environment by using less pesticides.” During the three intervening years, Strey and her team had reshaped Plantix from a tool they hoped would help reduce global pesticide use into an app that would make it easier for farmers to buy pesticides.

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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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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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Agric4profits

JANUARY 7, 2025

The goal is to provide high-quality Moringa leaves and seeds while preserving the environment. It eliminates synthetic chemicals, ensuring that Moringa products are free from harmful pesticides. Organic Moringa farming focuses on growing Moringa trees using natural and sustainable practices.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Minnesota farmers are part of a 15-state trial piloting an Australian method of weed-seed control, reports University of Minnesota Extension. The strategy utilizes a rotating mill that is attached to the combine during harvest to separate weed seeds and pulverize them.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Variable Rate Technology (VRT) in agriculture is an innovative approach that allows farmers to apply inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, water, and pesticides in

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

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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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

There are three major types of biopesticides, which can be used to derive the Arber Bio Insecticide, and these are: Biochemical pesticides: these substances occur naturally and they take control of pests in non-toxic ways. On the other hand, conventional pesticides directly kill and inactivate pests.

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There are three major types of biopesticides, which can be used to derive the Arber Bio Insecticide, and these are: Biochemical pesticides: these substances occur naturally and they take control of pests in non-toxic ways. On the other hand, conventional pesticides directly kill and inactivate pests.

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Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

They disperse seeds, pollinate, and transfer nutrients across landscapes, supporting healthy plant populations, and they alter their environments in ways that enhance biodiversity. For instance, mountain lions, deer, coyotes, foxes, and bobcats can die by ingesting bait meant for pests or by eating pesticide-contaminated prey.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Climate change, pollution, pesticides and habitat destruction are putting increasing pressure on pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. In 2023, the TDOT launched a program called Project Milkweed —free mail-order milkweed seeds for people to plant in their gardens to support monarchs. I think we were shocked,” says McClanahan. “It’s

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NASDA

JULY 10, 2023

Sincerely, Agricultural Retailers Association American Farm Bureau Federation American Seed Trade Association American Society of Plant Biologists American Soybean Association American Sugarbeet Growers Association Arkansas Rice Growers Association Biotechnology Innovation Organization California Avocado Commission California Citrus Mutual California (..)

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NASDA

JANUARY 30, 2024

Or it could lead to less use of inputs and, without the use of pesticides, farmers can lose up to 80% of their crops annually due to pests and disease. Without the savings from the MTB, it could lead to increased prices of final agricultural commodities, raising the cost of food and jeopardizing global competitiveness.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient.

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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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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 16, 2023

initiative developed in partnership with the world’s biggest chemical, seed, and meat companies—many of whom drive the food system’s biggest sources of greenhouse emissions. Agriculture, Goes on Trial When Seeds Become Toxic Waste The post Will a Food and Ag Focus at COP28 Distract From the Fossil Fuel Economy? working alongside U.S.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 7, 2025

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. Traditionally, Hopi women are the seed keepers, and the art of dry farming starts with the right seeds.

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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. Register today!

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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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UnderstandingAg

MAY 3, 2024

This sets up a situation where a pesticide treatment may be needed, which knocks out beneficial biology that could keep pathogens in check, which leads to a downward spiral of degradation. Improving nitrogen management would reduce our reliance on pesticides, and the entire system would function better. These are features, not bugs.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 6, 2024

Farm Crop Yield Process Error Tracking Table Labor Tools Materials Management Methodology Employee Count Inefficient Hand Tools Seeds/Transplants Planting Schedule Planting Technique Machinery Pesticides Harvesting Schedule Plant Health Monitoring Irrigation Plant Supplements Logistics Harvesting Technique (..)

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Agriculture for Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Pesticides applied to crops is one of these factors. Decisions made by the farmer make a difference in the exposure of bees and other beneficials to toxic levels of pesticides. While pesticides applied to crops are only one among many factors that threaten pollinators, this is one factor that growers can do something about.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 25, 2023

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. Wells could try to seed his crops early , so they can be harvested before the nymphs mature into eating machines.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Today, Walmart’s public relations efforts combine with the activities of Walton charities and investments in a sprawling buffet of corporate promising, donations, and seed capital directed at a range of social and environmental issues affected by the largest retailer in the world. In 2021, their collective spending on charity totaled $969.8

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AGRIVI

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The old logic adding more fertilizers, more pesticides, more inputs to maximize yields is no longer relevant to the modern farmer, who must balance crop production on the one hand with ecosystem concerns , skyrocketing input prices , and climate change on the other. Discover two key features of AGRIVI FMS that help optimize input use.

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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

“The fact is that our current food system pours herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides on so much of our food.” Photo courtesy of Linda Black Elk) 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.

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Pest Resistance: Polyculture can reduce the reliance on pesticides, as the diversity of plants can deter pests and encourage natural predators. Pesticide Selection: With just one crop, pesticide selection and management can be simpler. 2007): Perennial Polyculture Farming: Seeds of Another Agricultural Revolution?

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There are three major types of biopesticides, which can be used to derive the Arber Bio Insecticide, and these are: Biochemical pesticides: these substances occur naturally and they take control of pests in non-toxic ways. On the other hand, conventional pesticides directly kill and inactivate pests.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

In Mexico, as in the rest of the modern world, biologically diverse traditional agriculture is increasingly being crowded out by hybrid and genetically modified crops that can withstand heavy applications of industrial herbicides and pesticides. There are two major threats to criolla [native] seeds today,” said Fuentes.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And when nitrates are present, it’s inevitable that other contaminants, such as pesticides , are also polluting the water. I put $6,500 total expenses into seeding—the program paid back $3,500,” says farmer Logan Clark, who used the program to convert cropland to rotationally grazed pasture on his hilly, erosion-prone farm. “So,

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is providing a $998,784 Seeding Solutions grant to Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) to quantify how adopting soil health practices can reduce the need for nitrogen inputs without sacrificing yield.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Chemical pesticides may harm beneficial earthworm populations and other non-target organisms. Avoiding the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers that may harm earthworms and other beneficial organisms helps preserve the delicate ecological balance in your garden. Can I use chemical pesticides to control worms in lawns?

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Opt for local When you’re looking to seed your yard in the fall, look for native grasses or wildflowers in your area. Try to find seed supply that is local to the area; don’t mail order it if you don’t know where exactly the seeds are coming from,” says Ben Pfeiffer of Firefly Conservation & Research.

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Sustainable Harvest International

JUNE 19, 2024

These pressures include human-caused deforestation and development, nearby commercial scale use of herbicides, pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, diminishing fresh water resources, poaching, and the increasingly ruinous impacts of severe storms and droughts, to name a few. Mahogany seeds held by Shipstern conservation ranger.

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