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Court of Appeals Gives EPA 60 Days to Fix Chlorpyrifos Regulation

The pesticide chlorpyrifos has had a turbulent past few years. The pesticide, marketed under brand... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
May 4, 2021
Mexico’s Supreme Court Issues Verdict: American Potatoes Welcome

Agricultural trade between the United States and Mexico is hugely important; each is the other’s... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 29, 2021
‘Megadrought’ in American West May Trigger First-Ever Water Shortage Declaration

The American West has been suffering from what’s sometimes referred to as a “megadrought,” centered... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 23, 2021
Drought Threatens Spring Wheat in the Plains

Things are dry and dusty in the Upper Midwest, the Northern Plains states and the... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 15, 2021
What Mario Kart Can Teach Us About Equitable Farming

What does a Nintendo racing game first released in 1992 have to do with the... (more)

Shelby Vittek
April 14, 2021
Corteva Throws in the Towel on Dicamba Pesticide

It looks like the many lawsuits and controversy surrounding dicamba have had some effect. Corteva... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 13, 2021
Are Floating Gardens a Sustainable Solution to Climate Change?

For nearly 400 years, farmers in the southern floodplains of Bangladesh have relied on floating... (more)

Shelby Vittek
April 6, 2021
The Latest Battle for Legal Cannabis: Delta-8

The latest in a long line of not-quite-marijuana drugs is arousing frantic work from regulators... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
March 31, 2021
Australian Farmers Struggle Through a Plague of Mice

Australia is dealing with not one but two actual plagues, which are destroying the farm... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
March 30, 2021
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