11/29/18: On November 15, California regulators recommended new restrictions on the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide deemed dangerous by a federal appeals court in August. These temporary guidelines include banning…
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11/20/18: As of November 14, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) entered into a partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to collaborate around issues of healthy soils, clean water, climate…
11/05/18: On Sunday, October 28, Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain won a sweeping victory in Brazil’s presidential election. He has received intense international criticism for his comments on…
A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, based on the “NutriNet-Santé” pool of nutrition volunteers in France has asserted that a diet of organic food can reduce the risk…
In August, the the San Francisco-based Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that there was no safe level of exposure to chlorpyrifos in food, one of the most…
The Pesticide Risk Tool (PRT), an online tool operated by IPM Institute to assess the potential risks of pesticide applications to non-target organisms including people and pollinators, was recently accepted…
The 13th annual Responsible Supply Chain Summit took place in London on October 10 – 11, tackling issues of renewable energy, plastic waste and human rights. Ethical Corporation discusses six…
The Executive Director will direct and manage the Potato Sustainability Initiative, an innovative, growing collaboration of North American potato buyers, processors and growers initiated in 2010 to continuously improve all…
Will Agriculture’s Role be Recognized at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference? December 2, 2015 – The grand political narratives around the COP21 conference in Paris will barely touch on one crucial aspect…
Voluntary programs assist producers in reducing emissions and increasing carbon capture April 28, 2015 – The federal government is offering incentives to get farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to help combat…