Tag: agriculture

Paraquat, which has been linked to a range of diseases, is banned in more than 70 countries.

This Petersburgh, New York, organization fights racial injustice in the food system.

EWG tested 24 samples of 14 non-organic oat-based products from popular brands and glyphosate was detected on all non-organic, or conventional, samples, but the average amounts were much lower than the tests conducted in 2018 and 2019.

We are the cause of the bumblebee decline—and the solution.

The investment is part of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) $82.3 million in grant funding through the Agricultural Marketing Service.

While the toxicity of some of the detected compounds has been shown through studies, the potential adverse effects of others on humans is unknown.

The Biden administration announced it will distribute $2.2 billion in financial assistance to 43,000 farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who were discriminated against in the agency's farm lending programs.

The study aimed to "share the technical details of a process the authors developed for enhanced trace detection of pesticides in foods."

The study, which was published in the journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, confirmed the presence of PFAS in both agricultural and residential pest control, including pet flea treatments.

The meat and dairy sector—responsible for over 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions—has come under increasing pressure in recent years to tackle major climate harms.