Mar 22, 2021
Non-chemical soil fumigants shown to be effective and affordable, especially for organic production

Toxic soil fumigants that fight soil-borne diseases and ensure crop production continue to be banned to protect the health and safety of rural communities. Organic farmers and conventional farmers...

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Mar 15, 2021
Organic farms can support beneficial insects when natural habitat is limited in the landscape

In an effort to reduce the use of harmful pesticides, farmers are looking for ways to enhance natural pest control by boosting numbers of natural predators of pests on their farms. A recent study...

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Mar 01, 2021
The discovery of leaking barrels of DDT in ocean dumping shows the potential for ongoing harm

DDT is an insecticide commonly used to control mosquito-transmitted malaria in the 1900s, but was eventually banned across the globe because of extremely adverse side effects on human and...

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Feb 15, 2021
Semiochemicals help control important pests in organic strawberry production

A new study published in the journal Pest Management Science showed that semiochemicals can effectively manage one of the most economically damaging pests in organic strawberry production, the...

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Dec 14, 2020
Neonicotinoid pesticides are linked to decline in bird biodiversity

Neonicotinoid pesticides remain controversial as evidence mounts to show their detrimental impacts on important biodiversity. Documenting more evidence of their harm, a recent study in the journal...

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Nov 09, 2020
Fine mesh row cover provides alternative pest control strategy and outperforms conventional pesticides against flea beetles

To achieve more sustainable farming that reduces negative impacts on human and environmental health as well as climate change, our food system needs to reduce its reliance on chemicals for...

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Oct 26, 2020
Organically managed honey bees have healthier gene activity than conventional honey bees

Honey bee health is affected by a myriad of factors including the diversity and quality of food available to them, exposure to pesticides, and attacks by parasites and diseases. Genetic activity...

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Aug 24, 2020
Production of organic cotton is more profitable and less risky than GM cotton

Genetically modified cotton is widely grown throughout China, South Africa, India and the U.S. Science on the environmental, social and public health effects of GM cotton has mixed  results with...

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Aug 11, 2020
New study shows levels of glyphosate (aka Roundup) in families drop dramatically after one week of eating organic

A new study found that eating an organic diet can dramatically reduce levels of glyphosate in consumers. Glyphosate use has skyrocketed in the past decade, and ...

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Jul 13, 2020
Pesticide exposure in conventional banana farming increases risk of cancer for farmers, farmworkers

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits imported from tropical regions across the world, and industrialized conventional monocultures of bananas are notorious for their extensive use of...

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