Nov 17, 2014
Dark side of the strawberry: California’s strawberry industry is hooked on dangerous pesticides
Paul Helliker had a job for Dow AgroSciences. As director of the California Department of...
Nov 3, 2014
State raises possibility of banning neonicotinoids
Minnesota regulators, for the first time, are considering banning or restricting a controversial...
Oct 27, 2014
Critics of Dow herbicide sue U.S. EPA over approval
A coalition of U.S. farmer and environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to...
Sep 29, 2014
California wants to restrict widely used farm pesticide
Use of all pesticides containing the active ingredient chlorpyrifos would be restricted under...
Sep 23, 2014
USDA grants approval to Dow's Enlist GMO corn and soybeans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday gave final approval to new genetically modified...
Sep 15, 2014
EPA sued — again — to force decision on pesticide
More than four years ago, environmental groups asked a federal court to order the Environmental...
Sep 8, 2014
Pesticide drift is persistent problem for farmers
The cloud of insecticide that drifted from a neighbor's corn field onto the asparagus on Andrew and...
Sep 3, 2014
U.S. Judge Overturns GMO Crop Curbs in Hawaii
A federal judge ruled against a new law in Hawaii curbing genetically modified crops, handing a...
Aug 21, 2014
Chlorpyrifos: Banned for Most Americans, Farmworkers & Their Children Left Behind
The pesticide chlorpyrifos was banned for household use over a dozen years ago, but it is still...
Aug 4, 2014
Shorewood passes state's first 'bee-safe' policy
In the growing movement to better protect honeybees, Shorewood has become the first city in...