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The current avain flu (HPAI) outbreak is just one of the reasons to promote the production of foods on small-scale, diversified farms instead of encouraging the industrial model for food production.

Earlier this month, the California state government released a draft of the Scoping Plan –  the roadmap for how the state will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon neutral by mid-century.

The current growing year is shaping up to be the perfect storm that could lead to a significant increase in pesticide drift from dicamba products.  However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seems content to make token changes to the use labels while expanding their availability.

In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the release of two billion experimental genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes across several counties in California – Fresno, Tulare, San Bernardino, and Stanislaus – as well as Monroe County, Florida. To date, this would be the biggest release of GE insects in the world.