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Africa conference on HHPs

Big global win on the world’s most toxic pesticides

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.

There are thousands of types of PFAS—nearly 15,000 known in a US EPA database—and with thousands of them, it’s safe to say that the majority are not well studied. PFAS (or “forever” chemicals) are persistent—meaning, once they get released, PFAS stick around and have the potential to affect human health for many years. 

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.

Each person on our staff or sitting on our Board of Directors brings something unique to our work and values. In embracing how this individuality makes us stronger, we’re embarking on a series of blogs, People of PAN, which will highlight the unique characteristics that build upon one another to make PAN the organization it is today.

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Minnesota Updates: March 2023

If there was ever a time to come out of the starting gate sprinting, it’s now! With almost one-third new members in the state legislature, and the DFL (Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) leading the House and the Senate, there’s lots of activity and momentum to push

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Hawaii News

Hawai’i Updates: February 2023

There are several bills of interest in this legislative session that are related to Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP). We encourage you to participate by letting your representatives know that you support the passage of these bills to better protect our keiki, our communities, and the

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Iowa News

Iowa Updates: February 2023

I recently had the opportunity to share my experiences using intercropping techniques with a new audience at the Iowa Specialty Producers Conference. One of my primary goals was to promote intentional diversity and complexity in our growing systems — which is one of the tenets

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brocholli farm

Tools in the farmer’s toolbox: Crop rotation

Perhaps the most well-known tool a farmer can use to introduce diversity into their growing system is the crop rotation. Each farm is different and may benefit from a crop rotation designed specifically to fit the needs of the land and the stewards who

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kid on farm with cucumbers

PACTPA would correct pesticide law’s shortcomings

The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act (PACTPA) was re-introduced in the Senate by Senator Cory Booker on February 6 and is due to be reintroduced in the House mid-March. This bill would overhaul U.S. pesticide regulations, ultimately mandating new rules to protect people

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