Category: Pesticides
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Opinion | Why Talk of Regenerative Agriculture Should Include Pesticide Reduction
Read More: Opinion | Why Talk of Regenerative Agriculture Should Include Pesticide ReductionRegenerative Agriculture is gaining interest and momentum! But these practices will only go so far toward building a sustainable food system if we don’t include pesticide reduction as a fundamental goal.
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Opinion: Farmers do care about clean water
Read More: Opinion: Farmers do care about clean waterIowa farmer, Seth Watkins, weighs in.
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Farming Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Read More: Farming Our Way Out of the Climate CrisisCould changing our land use and agricultural practices make a dent in addressing climate change? Yes, says Project Drawdown and a new report from the IPCC.
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NRCS case studies show soil health practices increase farm profitability
Read More: NRCS case studies show soil health practices increase farm profitabilityIncreasingly, we understand that better soil health – and specific practices aimed at building soil organic matter, fostering microbial life in the soil, reducing nutrient loss, and protecting soil from erosion – lead to higher net income for farming operations.
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Opinion: ‘Our Small Towns Are Toppling Like Dominoes’: Why We Should Cut Some Farmers a Check
Read More: Opinion: ‘Our Small Towns Are Toppling Like Dominoes’: Why We Should Cut Some Farmers a CheckFor pennies a meal, the federal government can incentivize better environmental services.
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A middle path to sustainable farming
Read More: A middle path to sustainable farmingAgricultural economists are homing in on hybrid, low-input methods that will both safeguard the environment and feed the future billions
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Podcast: Pesticides and Birth Defects—What You Should Know
Read More: Podcast: Pesticides and Birth Defects—What You Should KnowNeonatologist, Dr. Paul Winchester talks about how his background in farming informs his work today and shares a number of sobering findings from research in his field.
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3 Big Myths about Modern Agriculture
Read More: 3 Big Myths about Modern AgricultureMyths get in the way of our ability to restore degraded soils that can feed the world using fewer chemicals.
