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 16, 2025) An important new study links pesticides, antibiotics, and nitrogen fertilizers to the extreme global crisis of antibiotic resistance, raising serious concerns ...

"Today's decision is a landmark victory for the public's right to know what they eat and feed their families," said George Kimbrell, CFS's Legal Director and lead counsel in the case. "We've fought ...

(The Conversation) – Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin has said he wants the federal agency to accelerate scientific safety evaluations of various chemicals, including pesticides. The ...

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 ...

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced that plans to cut pesticide use across the European Union have been dropped but environmentalists say the battle is far from ...

The Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) has warned that the UK-India free trade agreement (FTA) could leave British farmers facing unfair competition ...

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This phrase ‘biologicals’ described as an input for cultivating crops initially confused me. After all, isn’t crop production by its very nature a biological process? Plants basically need water, ...