A new study published in Frontiers in Public Health shows that over 400 million of the world’s farmers and farmworkers suffer from acute pesticide poisoning annually. This total excludes the 84 million children working in
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) initiated a reevaluation of paraquat in November 2024. As of last week, all manufacturers of pesticide products containing paraquat have voluntarily canceled their product registrations in California.
It’s Pollinator Week and the people at PAN want to celebrate our pollinators with you by sharing something on that theme each day, from Monday through Friday. Today, I wanted to share Pollinator Paradises at
A 2026 webinar featured PAN’s Communications Manager and Iowa farmer, Rob Faux, as part of a panel of experts. Titled “Regenerative High Tunnel Grower Panel,” the focus of the webinar was on how growers could
The United States is at a critical moment regarding our ability to effectively regulate pesticides and hold the companies that manufacture them accountable. Pesticide corporations, led by Bayer’s Modern Ag Alliance are trying to get
For the past two years, the Modern Ag Alliance has been the leading public face of a campaign to quash tens of thousands of cancer claims surrounding the use of Roundup, the highly controversial and
High tunnels are hoop buildings that growers typically use to help extend the growing season. This is especially important in areas, like ours, where much of the year is too cold to grow vegetables and
What do small-scale farms, pesticides, pesticide drift and cancer have in common? In this case, they are all things our Communications Manager and Iowa farmer, Rob Faux, has had some experience with during his lifetime.
Agroecology is about farming well. Agroecology is a good model that embraces complexity and adapts to regional and community realities. It does not want, or need, corporate control and influence to be successful in feeding