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Viewpoint: Iowa farmer explains support for state bill to restrict suits against manufacturers of glyphosate and other pesticides that follow federal guidelines
I was proud to join my Iowa Senate colleagues in passing Senate File 2412 this legislative session. As a farmer, I know ...
Debating sustainable agriculture: Weed management and crop biotechnology
Any discussion of crop chemicals must consider the broad sweep of agricultural history, the pivotal moments of technological innovation, and ...
Forty European health insurers press EU to regulate phase out of agricultural chemicals by midcentury
Forty health insurance mutuals from France, Belgium and Poland have jointly called on the EU not to abandon the goal of ...
Viewpoint: The organic food industry is a $180 billion marketing fraud
As a biomedical scientist, it has never failed to annoy me that the term ‘organic’ has been co-opted to spread ...
Viewpoint: Center for Skeptical Inquiry rakes American Academy of Pediatrics for evidence-free claims that GMOs and glyphosate pose health hazards
The respected journal Pediatrics, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, published a Clinical Report (12/3/23) strongly implying that parents should ...
Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group up to its old trick of misrepresenting science to scare us about chemical traces in its attack on oat products containing micro-levels of chlormequat
So, here we go. Something else to worry about. At least according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit ...
Iowa Senate bill insulating pesticide manufacturers from suits over disputed safety labels moves to House
Pesticide manufacturers would be protected from lawsuits stemming from their products' labeling under a bill advancing through the Iowa Legislature ...
Impact of Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’: ‘Consumers shy away from purchasing any produce – organic or conventional’
A legacy of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is that they are the original food bullies. Yes, they began their ...
Bayer announces its Roundup alternative formulated without glyphosate should be ready for sale by 2028
The pharmaceutical and agrochemical company Bayer is making progress in the development of an alternative to the controversial weed killer glyphosate ...
Mexico indefinitely suspends 2024 glyphosate ban, saying it would ‘compromise agricultural productivity’
The Mexican Ministry of Economy, in collaboration with other agencies of the federal government, announced the postponement of the application ...
Iowa legislatures join three other states considering ban on pesticide manufacturer lawsuits for alleged health issues if chemical labels are EPA approved
As cancer rates rise in Iowa, the Iowa Senate is considering a bill that would prevent people from suing manufacturers ...
Viewpoint: Food Network experts blast organic-funded ‘Dirty Dozen’ list for misleading consumers about trace pesticides on crops
Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases its list of the Dirty Dozen, a group of 12 fruits and vegetables ...
Viewpoint: Will European farmer protests drag the EU into the 21st century on biotechnology and AI in agriculture?
Among all the demands that European farmers are making (claims of an economic nature, which have to do with imports, ...
Viewpoint: ‘Flashy junk science tort lawyer ads’ that claim glyphosate causes cancer warp public’s view about weedkiller dangers
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates the nation’s tort system cost the U.S. economy $443 billion in 2020, a sum equivalent ...
Green activist setbacks — Internal divisions and zero-compromise approach to biotechnology highlights recent campaign failures by European environmental activists
2023 marked a tumultuous year for European environmental activists, witnessing significant setbacks in their long-standing campaigns against pesticides and genetically ...
Viewpoint: The Europe’s anti-pesticide fearmongering continues to cripple African food security hopes
As farmers protest across Europe, blockading cities, smashing through police barricades, and dumping manure, European politicians are falling over themselves ...
Viewpoint: The Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list is a danger to public health put out by an organic industry funded activist group
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is an anti-science activist organization ...
Viewpoint: ‘Heavy’ pesticide exposure linked to cardiovascular disease? Flawed study raises ‘troubling’ questions about public health research
What do the results really show? ...
‘Science proves GM corn and the herbicide glyphosate are harmful to human health and native crop varieties’: US claims Mexico ignores ‘decades’ worth of evidence demonstrating their safety
In a written submission to a panel of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Mexico, the top buyer of U.S. corn, argued ...
‘Texas Two-Step’ — Bayer weighs new Roundup suit strategy as costs of cancer litigation mount
Bayer AG is weighing whether to use a controversial legal maneuver known as the Texas Two-Step bankruptcy to try to resolve ...
Viewpoint: Proposed Vermont bill follows New York in banning neonic pesticides — a move that lacks evidence and will hurt farmers
A new bill in the Vermont House would ban the use of certain insecticides by the state’s agricultural sector. Bill ...
