#France postpones #agriculture reform in face of growing anger from #farmers 🔥
https://news.yahoo.com/france-postpones-agriculture-reform-face-064906104.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
https://news.yahoo.com/france-postpones-agriculture-reform-face-064906104.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Yahoo News
France postpones agriculture reform in face of growing anger from farmers
France's agriculture minister has decided to postpone introducing a bill to reform the agriculture sector that was to be presented this week, as farmers around the country have been protesting against taxes and regulations. For weeks, French farmers have…
#Pesticide manufacturers want to limit states and localities from passing and enforcing additional requirements for warnings and information related from pesticides, bending the rules so that people sickened by exposure to these chemicals can’t seek any remedies.
Pending House and Senate bills would achieve the companies’ goal. The bills include the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, or H.R. 4288, and the EATS Act, or H.R. 4417/S. 2019. Proponents may try to attach the bills to the farm bill or other major legislation.
#Agriculture #Chemicals #Health #Safety #GetToxicsOut
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2024/02/let-states-and-communities-protect-their-citizens-pesticides
Pending House and Senate bills would achieve the companies’ goal. The bills include the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, or H.R. 4288, and the EATS Act, or H.R. 4417/S. 2019. Proponents may try to attach the bills to the farm bill or other major legislation.
#Agriculture #Chemicals #Health #Safety #GetToxicsOut
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2024/02/let-states-and-communities-protect-their-citizens-pesticides
Environmental Working Group
Let states and communities protect their citizens from pesticides
Pesticide makers could undermine state and local governments’ right to adopt rules that protect communities from exposure to toxic crop chemicals, if some members of Congress get their way. They’re looking make their case during debates over this year’s farm…
Convoy of tractors takes over #Prague streets
#Farmers #SmallFarms #FamilyFarms #Agriculture #FoodSupply
https://rumble.com/v4hz9q6-convoy-of-tractors-takes-over-prague-streets.html
#Farmers #SmallFarms #FamilyFarms #Agriculture #FoodSupply
https://rumble.com/v4hz9q6-convoy-of-tractors-takes-over-prague-streets.html
Rumble
Convoy of tractors takes over Prague streets
Farmers flood the streets of Prague with a convoy of tractors to protest the government's agricultural policies ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#Vermont House passes a bill to restrict a #pesticide that is toxic to #bees
#Pollinators #Agriculture #FoodSupply #GetToxicsOut
https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/vermont-house-passes-a-bill-to-restrict-a-19363520.php
#Pollinators #Agriculture #FoodSupply #GetToxicsOut
https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/vermont-house-passes-a-bill-to-restrict-a-19363520.php
SFGATE
Vermont House passes a bill to restrict a pesticide that is toxic to bees
Vermont’s House of Representatives has passed a bill to severely restrict a type of...
"Yichao Rui, an agroecologist at Purdue, said that kind of response by farmers isn't always due to an actual increase in pests; sometimes, it's just for “peace of mind.”
And Katy Rogers, who manages an organic farm outside Indianapolis, said that in many cases it’s a misconception that organic farmers are harboring massive pest infestations."
#Pesticides #Farming #Agriculture #Organic #OrganicFarms
https://qz.com/with-organic-fields-next-door-conventional-farms-dial-1851358878
And Katy Rogers, who manages an organic farm outside Indianapolis, said that in many cases it’s a misconception that organic farmers are harboring massive pest infestations."
#Pesticides #Farming #Agriculture #Organic #OrganicFarms
https://qz.com/with-organic-fields-next-door-conventional-farms-dial-1851358878
Quartz
With organic fields next door, conventional farms dial up the pesticide use, study finds
Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth
Cancer in Iowa: What role does agriculture play in Iowa’s high cancer rates?
#Cancer #BigChemical #Pesticides #Agriculture #Iowa
https://www.thegazette.com/agriculture/cancer-in-iowa-what-role-does-agriculture-play-in-iowas-high-cancer-rates/
#Cancer #BigChemical #Pesticides #Agriculture #Iowa
https://www.thegazette.com/agriculture/cancer-in-iowa-what-role-does-agriculture-play-in-iowas-high-cancer-rates/
Thegazette
Cancer in Iowa: What role does agriculture play in Iowa’s high cancer rates?
In a state where college sports arenas blaze with fertilizer logos, the phrase “corn grows Iowa” is common on TV and radio and nearly 15 percent of lawmakers are farmers, there’s reluctance to pinpoint agriculture as a possible reason for Iowa’s rising cancer…
"More than 60 countries have banned the weedkiller paraquat because of its links to Parkinson’s disease.
But the Environmental Protection Agency continues to defend its use in the U.S., based on a scientific analysis that has at least five fundamental flaws."
#Paraquat #Pesticides #Parkinsons #EPA #BigChemical #Agriculture
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2024/03/five-fatal-flaws-epas-justification-using-toxic-weedkiller-paraquat
But the Environmental Protection Agency continues to defend its use in the U.S., based on a scientific analysis that has at least five fundamental flaws."
#Paraquat #Pesticides #Parkinsons #EPA #BigChemical #Agriculture
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2024/03/five-fatal-flaws-epas-justification-using-toxic-weedkiller-paraquat
Environmental Working Group
Five fatal flaws in EPA’s justification for using toxic weedkiller paraquat
More than 60 countries have banned the weedkiller paraquat because of its links to Parkinson’s disease. But the Environmental Protection Agency continues to defend its use in the U.S., based on a scientific analysis that has at least five fundamental flaws.
Living on the Land
#AgriCommunity #Agriculture #Community #Farming #Organic #Health #Wellness #HealthyLiving #OffGrid
https://rumble.com/v4m1e5c-living-on-the-land.html?playlist_id=watch-history
#AgriCommunity #Agriculture #Community #Farming #Organic #Health #Wellness #HealthyLiving #OffGrid
https://rumble.com/v4m1e5c-living-on-the-land.html?playlist_id=watch-history
Rumble
Living on the Land
Imagine waking up to the rising of the sun, birds chirping and the smell of free-range eggs cooking. When you’re ready to get out of bed, you’ll make your way to the garden to pick fresh vegetables an
Vermont Senate takes up pollinator protection bill
#Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #Pollinators #Agriculture #GetToxicsOut
https://www.wcax.com/2024/03/27/vermont-senate-takes-up-pollinator-protection-bill/
#Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #Pollinators #Agriculture #GetToxicsOut
https://www.wcax.com/2024/03/27/vermont-senate-takes-up-pollinator-protection-bill/
WCAX 3
Vermont Senate takes up pollinator protection bill
A bill to protect bees and other pollinators from toxic pesticides known as neonics is moving forward at the Statehouse after it was approved by the House last week.