herbicides

EPA Sued for Approving Toxic Herbicides With Agent Orange Chemical

EPA Sued for Approving Toxic Herbicides With Agent Orange Chemical

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being sued for unlawfully reapproving toxic herbicides used to grow food that contain 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), an active ingredient used in the chemical weapon Agent Orange. The Center for Food Safety (CFS), Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) and Alianza Nacional De Campesinas, Inc., are suing the EPA […]

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    Farmers Switched to Organic After Pesticides Made Them or Their Families Sick

    Farmers Switched to Organic After Pesticides Made Them or Their Families Sick

    Some farmers transition to organic production to earn premium prices paid for organic crops. Others switch to make their farms more sustainable. But for some farmers transitioning to organic is a necessity to save their health—and even their lives. Blaine Schmaltz, who farms in Rugby, North Dakota, is a good example. One day in September […]

    Germany to Put ‘Massive Restrictions’ on Monsanto Weedkiller

    Germany to Put ‘Massive Restrictions’ on Monsanto Weedkiller

    German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner announced Tuesday she is drafting regulation to stop use of glyphosate in the country’s home gardens, parks and sports facilities, Reuters reported. The minister also plans to set “massive restrictions” for its use in agriculture, with exemptions for areas that are prone to erosion and cannot be worked with heavy […]

    Missouri Organic Family Farm Faces Ruin After Herbicide Drift

    Missouri Organic Family Farm Faces Ruin After Herbicide Drift

    Herbicide drift has been a major problem last year damaging millions of acres of crops in the U.S. An organic farmer in Missouri has seen firsthand how destructive herbicide drift can be as it destroys his crops and threatens his livelihood and farm. Mike Brabo and his wife Carol own Vesterbrook Farm in Clarksville, Missouri, […]

    It’s Time to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides

    It’s Time to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides

    The Canadian government is banning plastic microbeads in toiletries. Although designed to clean us, they’re polluting the environment, putting the health of fish, wildlife and people at risk. Manufacturers and consumers ushered plastic microbeads into the marketplace, but when we learned of their dangers, we moved to phase them out. Why, then, is it taking […]

    16 European Nations Vote Against GMO Crops

    16 European Nations Vote Against GMO Crops

    The majority of European Union governments voted against a proposal to authorize two new strains of genetically modified (GMO) maize today. The two varieties of maize, DuPont Pioneer’s 1507 and Syngenta’s Bt11, kill insects by producing its own pesticide and is also resistant Bayer’s glufosinate herbicide. If approved, the varieties would be the first new […]

    Farmers in 10 States Sue Monsanto Over Dicamba Devastation

    Farmers in 10 States Sue Monsanto Over Dicamba Devastation

    Farmers across 10 states are suing Monsanto, alleging that the agrochemical company sold dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean crops knowing that illegal spraying of the highly volatile and drift-prone herbicide would be inevitable. Steven W. Landers, et al v. Monsanto Company was filed on Jan. 26 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District […]

    Texas Wineries Worry EPA Approval of Monsanto, Dow Herbicides Will ‘Kill’ Industry

    Texas Wineries Worry EPA Approval of Monsanto, Dow Herbicides Will ‘Kill’ Industry

    Wineries in Texas are worried that federal approval of two highly volatile and drift-prone herbicides used on neighboring genetically modified (GMO) cotton fields will cause widespread damage to their vineyards, The Texas Tribune details. Dicamba damage on a grape leaves. Uky.edu The herbicides in question are Monsanto’s dicamba-based XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology, which was approved […]

    Missouri’s Largest Peach Farmer Sues Monsanto for Losses From Illegal Herbicide Use

    Missouri’s Largest Peach Farmer Sues Monsanto for Losses From Illegal Herbicide Use

    Missouri’s largest peach grower is suing Monsanto over claims that dicamba drift caused widespread damage to the farm’s peach trees. This is Monsanto’s first lawsuit over the illegal spraying of the herbicide on its genetically modified (GMO) cotton and soy that’s suspected of causing extensive damage to non-target crops across America’s farm belt. Peach tree […]