Fruits and vegetables contain essential nutrients for our health, but inadequate cleaning of them before eating can lead to the ingestion of pesticides or harmful bacteria—posing a risk to our well-being. Recently, cases have emerged wherein salads sold in Taiwan convenience stores were found to contain Listeria bacteria, and frozen blueberries from a popular chain…
Why Washing Fruits and Vegetables Is Essential–Medical Expert Offers Tips
Ants Begin Marching Into Homes in Spring and Summer. Here’s How to Get Rid of Them.
By Kimberly Cataudella From The News & Observer (Raleigh) With the right pesticide and some intervention tricks, you can get ants out of your home—and make them stay out—this spring and summer. The News & Observer spoke with Sydney Crawley, a North Carolina State professor and extension specialist with expertise in insect and vertebrate pests, to learn…
Pesticide Ban Could Lead to Crop Failure, Higher Food Prices: Alberta Ag Minister
Farmers in the prairie provinces “are at severe risk of crop failure” this coming season, “potentially exacerbating the food affordability crisis,” says Alberta’s agriculture minister in reaction to new federal restrictions on a widely used pesticide. If grasshoppers are bad this year due to drought, as expected, farmers have no effective alternative to combat them,…
Sask. Introduces Legislation Requiring Federal Employees to Comply With Trespass Laws or be Fined $200K
The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that requires federal employees to comply with the province’s trespass laws. Failure to comply will carry a fine of up to $200,000 per person. Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre introduced “The Trespass to Property Amendment Act, 2022” on Nov. 23 in response to “concerns about unauthorized…
Sri Lanka’s Agrochemical Ban Shows How Bad Ideas Can Have Big Consequences
November 2, 2022
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Commentary You may remember the headlines: in 2021, Sri Lanka’s government imposed a total ban on agrochemicals. The restrictions affected both chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The government changed course in late 2021, but the damage had already been done. Yields fell dramatically, fueling anger in the streets. By mid-2022, the country was convulsed by explosive…
Amid Soaring Fertilizer, Fuel Prices, Fears of Rising Prices and Shortages
News Analysis Many American farmers have been struggling to get their fertilizer and herbicide supplies ready to sow their fields. Even if they can get them, they’re at exorbitant prices. Count in diesel at record highs and there’s a recipe for trouble. If Americans grumble about high grocery prices now, they can brace for even…
Glyphosate, Explained
Since it first went on the market in 1974, glyphosate has been used for weed control, as an exfoliant to eradicate unwanted vegetation and illegal crops, and as a crop desiccant—a chemical applied to crops to dry them out more quickly before harvest. What is Glyphosate? Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the…
Top 10 Reasons to Eat Organic
May 30, 2021
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Eating organic isn’t a fad. In fact, a 2019 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated that sales from U.S. organic farms reached $9.9 billion, a 31 percent increase from 2016 and 2019. Whether you’re avoiding pesticides, looking for a healthier diet, or concerned about the environment, there is no shortage of reasons to eat…
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