In modern day agriculture, pesticides are essential to ensure high enough crop yields and food security. These chemicals, however, can adversely affect plant and animal life as well as the people ...

The team concluded that SafeWax is “an innovative technology with the potential to become a breakthrough in the field of ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 20, 2025) With the release of a study that links the use of nitrogen fertilizer in combination with antibiotic pesticides to escalating bacterial resistance, public health ...

The House Committee on Agriculture’s draft of the 2024 Farm Bill would weaken protections against pesticides, potentially harming communities and simultaneously benefit some of Big Ag’s most notorious ...

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: Nearby conventional ...

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) released a new report Tuesday that outlines a clear ...

A bill to restrict consumer purchases of neonicotinoid pesticides that can be toxic to bees and other beneficial insects attracted plenty of support and opposition Tuesday. Bills to restrict pesticide ...

New report finds widespread contamination in rivers and streams exceeds federal benchmarks.

WATSONVILLE — For years, people have sounded the alarm on the impacts of pesticide use near schools in the Pajaro Valley. In 2025, that awareness exploded with organizations like the Campaign for ...

WATSONVILLE — A group of activists led by Omar Dieguez announced a hunger strike of up to 30 days outside Driscoll’s Watsonville headquarters Tuesday, as part of a coordinated effort to call upon ...

The state Plant Board on Wednesday deferred a decision on a proposal to establish a new classification for pesticides ...