In findings that scientists fear may have implications for humans, researchers say exposing frog larvae to a common weed killer leads to reproductive abnormalities. These abnormalities may impair sexual behavior, and be a factor in the current decline in the worldwide frog population. The study, the first to look at levels of the herbicide atrazine—which…
Common Herbicide Causes Genital Abnormalities in Frogs
October 7, 2022
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Farmers Jump Off Hemp Bandwagon Amid Lack of Profit and Underwhelming Performance
The use of hemp for industrial purposes—such as grain and fiber—has been the next big thing since the passing of a farm bill legalizing production in 2018. Since then, a parallel market has sprouted up alongside the cannabinoid industry. Unfettered optimism was high at the beginning, which triggered a moonshot planting in 2019. Four years…
US Farmers Grab the Lobbying Pitchforks as Greens Sow Costly New Reporting Mandates
September 23, 2022
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Echoing conflicts from Sri Lanka to Canada to the Netherlands, tensions between farmers and green-minded government policymakers are building in the United States, where producers are squaring off against a costly proposed federal mandate for greenhouse-gas reporting from corporate supply chains. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in March proposed requiring large corporations, including agribusinesses and food companies, to report…
Epoch Cinema Documentary Review: ‘Farmageddon’
September 11, 2022
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Commentary Watch “Farmageddon” on Epoch Cinema here. An insightful expose on the war being waged on small farmers. With all of the recent news about murky organizations and individuals, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Bill Gates, buying up millions of acres of farmland in North America (as well as all of the government-sponsored…
35% of Canadian Farms Face Labour Shortages: Report
More than one-third of Canadian farms are facing labour shortages of both high and low-skilled workers, says a recent report from the Department of Agriculture. “Around a third of producers, 35 percent, were facing labour market challenges in 2022,” said the report titled “2022 Strategic Issues Survey With Producers,” obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. “Recruitment of…
Measuring Fertilizer Emissions to Meet Federal Targets Very Costly and Will Hike Food Prices, Say Ontario Farmers
Measuring greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) caused by using synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is a tedious and unreliable process that will exponentially raise the cost of growing crops—which will inevitably be passed on to consumers, say farmers in Northern Ontario. The Epoch Times spoke with several farmers in the region who expressed concern about adhering to the federal…
Hands-On Farming School Helps Veterans Find New Purpose and Livelihood
A farm in Spokane, Washington, is dedicated to helping veterans learn to farm and explore agriculture as a livelihood. The idea for Vets on the Farm came when director Vicki Carter attended a screening of the film “Ground Operation: Battlefields to Farmfields” in 2013. The film is a documentary on veterans who are finding a…
Study Shows Toxic Weed Killer Found in 1 Out of 3 Americans
One of the cheapest, most widely used weed killers in the United States has turned up within a third of people participating in a large study released by George Washington University in 2022. From a pool of 14,395 people, roughly 33 percent carried detectable levels of the common herbicide 2,4-D in their urine. Researchers discovered noteworthy traces of…
Tackling Environmental Issues More Complicated Than Simply Cutting Emissions: Farmer
An Australian farmer has called on the government to adopt a constructive and positive approach to environmental issues, warning that oversimplified methods could come with consequences and won’t address the complexity of the problems on the ground. Mark Davie, chair of the industry group Beef Sustainability Australia, told The Epoch Times that society and science…
Federal Climate Policies, Fertilizer Plan, Will Cause Devastation, Say Saskatchewan Farmers
Farmers in Saskatchewan, a province that has nearly half of Canada’s arable land, say production will fall sharply if they are forced to use less fertilizer and pay increasingly high carbon taxes on fuel. The government is moving ahead with its goal, first announced in December 2020, to reduce absolute levels of greenhouse gas emissions…
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