As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.
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Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
At least 14 per cent of pesticides used on EU fields today are illegal
Union and environmental charity take on Health Canada over farm chemicals
Groups allege farmers and workers not given access to legally-required pesticide safety data sheets in lawsuit
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada and Ecojustice have launched a lawsuit against Health Canada. They say the department has failed to protect agriculture workers by not enforcing material safety data sheet requirements.
U.S. farm groups call Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report unscientific, fear-based
The health report takes aim at crop protection products like glyphosate and ‘ultra-processed’ foods
Several U.S. agriculture groups say the federal Make America Healthy Again report, released Thursday, is fear-based and anti-science. The report takes aim at what U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy has called a crisis of increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental health disorders and other health issues.
U.S. farm groups call Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report unscientific, fear-based
The health report takes aim at crop protection products like glyphosate and ‘ultra-processed’ foods
Several U.S. agriculture groups say the federal Make America Healthy Again report, released Thursday, is fear-based and anti-science. The report takes aim at what U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy has called a crisis of increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental health disorders and other health issues.
Closed transfer improves safety and speed
But work is needed to optimize the systems for the North American market
A new safer and more environmentally friendly crop protection technology will create challenges and opportunties for innovation in the agricultural sector. Closed transfer systems (CTS) “…permit the direct transfer of pesticides from container to sprayer while isolating the process from the operator and the environment,” according to the website Sprayers101.com. Chris Duyvelshoff, the Ontario Fruit […] Read more
EU plans to restrict imported crops treated with banned pesticides, draft shows
The European Union is planning tougher restrictions on imported crops treated with pesticides banned in Europe, a draft European Commission document showed, a move that would impact suppliers including the U.S.
New corn, soybean pesticides have no export concerns
Yearly review of 2025 launches protects against issues before products come to market
Three corn pesticides to be launched in the Ontario market in 2025 have been approved by a committee that makes sure there will be no export market concerns with those products being used in the province.
Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers
U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for spring planting next year, which market analysts said could hit the bottom lines of agrichemical companies like Bayer.
To save bees, focus first on habitat, then pesticides: scientists
Science Notes: A recent study indicates habitat loss is a bigger factor than pesticide exposure when it comes to bee diversity
Hedgerows and wild grass in field margins, which previously served as semi-natural habitats, are being swallowed by agricultural production. While scientists have suggested pesticide use and habitat loss are detrimental to pollinators, their relative impacts were unclear. A recent study by researchers in China, the U.K. and the Netherlands offers insight. It showsthat semi-natural habitats […] Read more
Ag ministers meeting covers risk management, pesticides, animal disease
Business risk management, pesticide management and animal disease preparedness were among topics discussed by provincial, federal and territorial ministers of agriculture at their annual meeting this week.
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