• Insecticide Sales Rise with Failure of GE Corn

    Updated: 2013-05-24 05:01:15
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 24, 2013) Insecticide sales have soared over the past year as target insects have developed resistance to crops genetically engineered (GE) to incorporate an insecticide. Contrary to industry claims that the technology would reduce pesticide use, crops like corn, engineered to protect against rootworm have been ineffective and farmers have begun applying [...]

  • New Videos of 31st National Pesticide Forum Talks Support Action

    Updated: 2013-05-23 05:01:33
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 23, 2013) Beyond Pesticides is pleased to announce the release of videos from Sustainable Families, Farms and Food, 31st National Pesticide Forum, held April 5-6, 2013 at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, NM. The Forum, convened by Beyond Pesticides, La Montanita Co-op, and UNM’s Sustainability Studies Program and co-sponsored by [...]

  • Seafood Company Commits To Limit Pesticide Use

    Updated: 2013-05-22 05:01:29
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 22, 2013) Norwegian seafood production company, Marine Harvest, has committed to certify its salmon farms by 2020 to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Salmon Standard, with the condition that they begin tightening restrictions of pesticide use and move from caged systems in coastal waters to closed containment systems. As the world’s largest producer of [...]

  • The Tissue Engineered $325,000 Burger

    Updated: 2013-05-22 04:57:29
    Still too expensive for mass consumption. But burgers grown in a vat seems like a question of when rather than if. The problem is that the vat needs all the support pieces that the rest of the cow now provides very cheaply. Those support pieces include an immune system to keep out lots of microorganisms. I argued the really kinky twisted application for this technology over 10 years ago in my post Home Steak Incubator To Make Self-Cannibalism Possible. It opens up interesting obvious possibilities in romantic relationships as well....

  • USGS Documents Threat of Pesticides to Waterways; Farm Bill Amendment Undermines Clean Water Act

    Updated: 2013-05-20 05:01:35
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 20, 2013) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a national assessment that shows the distribution and trends of pesticide use from 1992-2009, providing visible evidence that contamination of pesticides in our nation’s water is clearly a continuing threat. Meanwhile, U.S. Senators are gearing up to put their version of the Farm  Bill [...]

  • California Regulators Propose Restrictions of Soil Fumigant

    Updated: 2013-05-17 05:01:56
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 17, 2013) California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) have proposed restrictions on the use of chloropicrin, a fumigant commonly applied to strawberries, peppers, tomatoes, raspberries, and blackberries. The proposed rule would not only increase buffer zones around application sites, but also restrict application acreage, impose notification requirements, enhance emergency preparedness requirements, and [...]

  • Manufacturer to Restrict Atrazine Sales, Use, and Distribution on Long Island

    Updated: 2013-05-16 05:04:44
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 15, 2013) Recent public outcry over atrazine contamination of drinking water supplies on Long Island has pressured pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide manufacturer Makhteshim Agan of North America (MANA) to restrict the sale, use, and distribution of the toxic chemical. The move has been lauded by environmental advocacy groups, including Citizens Campaign for [...]

  • Supreme Court Finds Farmer in Violation of Monsanto’s GE Seed Patent

    Updated: 2013-05-15 05:01:47
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 15, 2013) The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that farmers cannot replant patented genetically engineered (GE) seed as it violates licensing agreements. This means that farmers must pay industry giants like Monsanto for seed each growing season, sealing the agribusiness giant’s quest to fundamentally alter the nature of farming. This ruling is a blow to farmers [...]

  • Environmental Impact Statement Delays New Monsanto and Dow 2,4-D Resistant Crops

    Updated: 2013-05-14 05:01:04
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 14, 2013) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that environmental impact statements (EIS) are required for Dow and Monsanto’s  new genetically engineered (GE), 2,4-D resistant crops. According to Reuters, Dow had anticipated that their new crop would be on market by year’s end. Monsanto released a statement calling the move “unexpected.” USDA’s [...]

  • New Report Details Mounting Bee Losses

    Updated: 2013-05-13 05:01:43
    (Beyond Pesticides, May 13, 2013) According to preliminary results of a survey by the Bee Informed Partnership, 31.1 percent of managed honey bee colonies in the U.S. were lost during the 2012/2013 winter.  Though these preliminary loss reports are similar to the past six year average of 30.5 percent, the new loss numbers represent a [...]

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