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 ...

(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 ...

Despite the prevalence of pesticide use in farming, recent research from Consumer Reports has raised health concerns and sparked conversations about the varying practices in pesticide management ...

In 1970, the newly formed EPA took over responsibility for pesticides.

Analysis of Australia's highest-volume pesticide use has revealed that the majority of products widely used in Australian ...

Shareholders have filed a proposal asking Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) to provide more detailed disclosure on pesticide use in its regenerative agriculture reporting. ADM's management opposes the ...

Costa Rica is facing a pesticide crisis due to the high use of chemicals in agriculture and their harmful impacts on human health and ecosystems. Experts have repeatedly called for a transition to ...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation on Tuesday unveiled its latest annual Pesticide Use Report, revealing a continued decline in statewide pesticide applications. According to the report ...

Rangpur, April 8 -- Excessive use of pesticides and hormones in mango cultivation in Rangpur is raising serious health concerns for farmers and undermining fruit quality, posing a potential threat to ...

Pesticides are an integral component of US agriculture and account for about 4.5% of total farm production costs (Aspelin and Grube, 1999). Pesticide use in the United States averaged over 1.2 billion ...