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Despite no evidence of health harm in humans, companies scramble to phase out synthetic dyes
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked authorization of Red No. 3 in food, causing it ...
Sen Cory Booker aligns with MAHA, RFK, Jr., his discredited Children’s Health Defense, and Environmental Working Group to hold companies liable for alleged injuries from crop chemicals found safe by US regulators
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is receiving major support from anti-“Big Ag” activist organizations for his newest bill, the Pesticide ...
Viewpoint: Why agriculture should not be politicized
[A]ttaching a political label to [agriculture] means we lose the opportunity to have meaningful connections and conversations based on fact ...
‘They don’t use organic fairy dust to control pests’ Here’s the list of approved natural and synthetic herbicides and pesticides
While much about modern farming techniques centers around the use of synthetic pesticides [...] on large acreage, the question often ...
Viewpoint: 7 social media food scare disinformation mongers getting rich peddling disinformation
Fighting disinformation around agriculture can be frustrating. Just like a hydra, whenever you manage to slay (er, discredit) one influencer, ...
Viewpoint: Back to the 1980s—Federal suit won by anti-crop biotechnology activists could cripple US agricultural gene editing innovation
On December 2, the Northern California District Court vacated rules adopted in 2020 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through ...
Who would be hit hardest if the herbicide glyphosate is banned on US farms?
Marketing consultant The Directions Group has released a report titled Farm Bill Programs and the Role of Crop Protection Tools, exploring ...
Ghana approves first biotech crop — Pest-resistant black-eyed peas
What happens when a state or country forces organic production on all of its farmers? There are a couple of ...
What happens when a country forces farmers to go all-organic? Sri Lanka, India prove powerful examples
What happens when a state or country forces organic production on all of its farmers? There are a couple of ...
Analysis: Trump-inspired Project 2025 and US farming — Blueprint recommends streamlining non-science based biotechnology and pesticide regulations
Project 2025 — the strategically detailed playbook that the Republican Party has crafted in anticipation of a second Donald Trump ...
China approves gene edited wheat, in major move to embrace biotechnology solutions for food security
“China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing ...
Viewpoint: There’s enough common ground for organic, regenerative, and conventional agriculture to live in harmony
Agriculture has been mired in a philosophical war for decades. One, the so-called establishment: multi-generational, legacy farmers, who practice conventional ...
Viewpoint — Why the non-GMO label is a deceptive farce
Everyone is able to choose what they want to consume, that’s the good thing about the U.S. food system. There ...
Viewpoint: Non-GMO seed company mistakenly listed a seed in its catalogue that had a similar name to a genetically-modified tomato — prompting a bizarre tirade against “Big Ag”
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company had an intriguing offer in its 2024 catalog: a tomato seed it called Purple Galaxy ...
Viewpoint: Dark money and tort-lawyer-funded Environmental Working Group (EWG) launches new campaign to scare public about ‘dangerous’ pesticide spraying near schools
On Nov. 2, the EWG (the same folks behind The Dirty Dozen) launched an interactive map created to demonstrate just how ...
Agricultural biosecurity: How can we keep food safe in a world of globally connected farms and pastures?
You’ve probably heard the word biosecurity referencing animal health, but many still ask what exactly is it? ...
Viewpoint: Propaganda ring blurs science and feeds ‘toxic tort’ industry targeting Roundup and aspartame
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cherry picks evidence, declares something is likely, probably, or ...
Viewpoint: Is US agriculture a toxic soup of factory farming, corporate greed and gene-altered crops? Debunking 10 myths that shape the narrative around modern agriculture
Here are 10 common myths about agriculture, debunked ...
Here’s why Mexico’s looming GMO corn ban could disrupt US global trade
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador published a presidential decree banning genetically modified corn in Mexicans’ diets, and ending the ...
How the sausage gets made: A look inside the arduous and expensive process of pesticide regulatory approval
To get a new active ingredient product approved, there are a significant number of studies a company must complete first ...
Viewpoint: Farms and judicious pesticide use pose no mortal threat to endangered butterfly, Monarch Conservation Consortium concludes
Here’s the situation. The North American monarch butterfly travels every summer to the northern United States where it breeds. Its ...
Viewpoint: Societal hypocrisy — Farmers face unfair criticism for the pesticides they judiciously use, while lethal chemicals used elsewhere are embraced
Why are bugs so difficult to get rid of? If you’ve ever had an infestation even in your own home, ...
Viewpoint: Environmental activists promote myth that farmers over-apply pesticides on US farmland
Activist groups and other organizations that go after conventional agriculture will lead you to believe that farmers are spraying the ...
Viewpoint: A degree in regenerative organic agriculture at a ‘transcendental meditation’ university? What are students actually learning?
Maharishi International University offered to make me one of its referral partners for a new degree program: Regenerative Organic Agriculture. I’d ...
Viewpoint: Can we trust corporate ‘regenerative farming’ pledges?
People latch onto words and then casually throw them around like they know what it means. The most common — ...
Viewpoint: Here’s how post-truth tactics became central to the anti-biotechnology playbook
Most of us are familiar with the propaganda aimed at glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. For years, activists pushed ...
Viewpoint: How anti-crop chemical activists are weaponizing the Endangered Species Act to block use of safe and effective pesticides
The EPA is supposed to perform so-called biological evaluations for each and every pesticide registered under FIFRA. Practically speaking, the ...
Viewpoint: ‘Mass tort litigation is a big business’ — How litigation mills are targeting agricultural chemicals
If you were watching television in almost any U.S. market in March and April, you probably saw advertisements soliciting would-be ...
