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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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After the vote

It’s messy and imperfect, but our democracy is worth it. For the past few months we’ve been encouraging everyone in the PAN community to show up for what you believe in during this year’s election.

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My vote is bigger than I am

I am part of a larger community of growers who deserve to be fairly and accurately represented by our elected officials. This is one of the most important reasons why I vote. 

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Voting together, healing together

This interview is with Iowa Farmers Union Membership and Fundraising Director Deborah Bunka. In this blog, we chat with Deborah about the significance of the 2020 elections to Iowa Farmers Union members.

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