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want to know why a large portion of the us doesn't trust big ag or government findings?
There are 60,000 unregulated chemicals in use by chemical companies right now and the EPA/FDA/USDA aren't regulating. This is a frightening David-vs-Goliath New York Times piece which is well worth […]
federal action on insecticides harmful to bees
EPA is making moves again on neonicotinoid insecticides with report saying--- in a dramatic understatement typical of the agency that has rarely regulated agricultural chemicals with any rigor ----that the insecticide […]
heck yes, the EPA revokes new DOW pesticide for GMO crops
“E.P.A. can no longer be confident that Enlist Duo will not cause risks of concern to nontarget organisms, including those listed as endangered, when used according to the approved label,” […]
EPA (finally) updates (antediluvian) standards to protect farm workers from pesticides
Seeing as the the USDA's worker-training about pesticide safety still (very necessarily) includes the above image and instructions, we couldn't welcome these development more. The new revisions to EPA standards […]
young farmers: pay attention
Here is the house committee ag chairman Lucas ranting about the EPA's unachievable and radical environmental proposal - http://agriculture.house.gov/keyissues-spraydrift.shtml As neighbors in the ag- landscape many of us are keen for […]