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National Farmworker Awareness Week: Reflecting on Decades of Advocacy

By supporting good legislation, opposing bad legislation, and building up a network of supporting organizations, it is our hope that we can collectively move the needle on farmworker rights in the right direction. 

Watch and listen as two experienced farmers share stories and practical approaches for small-scale, diversified farms that use the principles of agroecology.  This discussion may provide you with ideas that small farms where you live can adapt and thrive.

After many long days of negotiations, the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) made a historic move for safer food and farming by passing a resolution on highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) that calls for action to globally phase out the use of the world’s most toxic pesticides by 2035. Tied with this resolution was the passing of a mandate for UNEP to implement this commitment by forming the Global Alliance on HHPs.

A February 6 court decision directed that the use of dicamba be halted for over-the-top (OTT) applications on soybeans and cotton. However, the EPA is allowing the use of existing stock of dicamba under the old use-label guidelines for the 2024 growing season.

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Clovis USDA Nomination Withdrawn

Washington, DC – In a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee staff, Sam Clovis announced he is withdrawing his name for consideration as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top scientist. The controversial former talk show host has come under increasing scrutiny for past inflammatory statements and

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Positive pesticide news

In the midst of uncertain times, I’m finding comfort in an array of good news regarding pesticide bans and restrictions from around the world. Last week, PAN Staff Scientist Emily Marquez returned from the scientific committee meeting of the Stockholm Convention in Rome where several

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When disaster strikes. . .

In the past weeks and months, many have been rocked by natural disasters — hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria devastating southern states and the Caribbean, a strong earthquake shaking Mexico City and destructive fires ripping through western states, Portugal and Spain.

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Monsanto’s playbook, revealed

Monsanto executives will not be happy about Carey Gillam’s new book. Released last week, Whitewash documents the corporation’s aggressive efforts to establish, promote and protect their RoundUp Ready seed and pesticide empire.

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EPA fails to protect farmers from dicamba drift

For Immediate Release: October 13, 2017 Earlier today, EPA released new restrictions on the herbicide dicamba, after reaching an agreement with pesticide manufacturers Monsanto, BASF, and DuPont. The restricted use designation means that the label has certain use requirements  and that only applicators with special

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