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New Video Highlights Benefits of Animals on Pasture

Posted on April 11, 2020 in Animals, Environmental Impacts, In The News, Nutrition, Organic | 82 Views | Leave a response
A new video features lush pastures, grubby farmers, and happy cows showing off the benefits of pasture-based animal agriculture.  Produced by the Real Organic Project, a “a farmer-led movement created to distinguish soil-grown and pasture-raised products under USDA organic,” the video Raising Animals on Pasture highlights the animal welfare, nutritional, and environmental advantages of animals on pasture. […]

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Are We Ready for Grassland 2.0?

Posted on March 28, 2020 in Animals, Environmental Impacts, In The News | 203 Views | Leave a response
A thoughtful new piece published online by Aeon calls for a reboot of how the nation’s livestock farmers do business. Grassland 2.0 calls for our livestock farmers to also become grass farmers.  It is a re-invention of a very old wheel: the idea that animals and pasture can work together as a kind of ecosystem. […]

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Consumers Appear to Get the Message that Organic Milk is Higher in Healthy Fats

Posted on February 19, 2020 in In The News, Nutrition, Organic | 112 Views | Leave a response
Recent market reports suggest that American consumers are beginning to understand that organic milk is healthier for them and the environment. But first, a little background… In 2013 we worked on a paper that reported significantly higher concentrations of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids in organic vs. conventional milk.  A follow up study in 2018 revealed […]

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“Impacts of Roundup-NHL Litigation Down on the Farm”

Posted on November 13, 2019 in In The News, Pesticides | 97 Views | Leave a response
Chuck Benbrook was invited to the Sustainable Ag Expo and International Winegrape Summit in San Luis Obispo November 11-13, 2019. He was asked to bring grape growers in California up-to-date on the Roundup-non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) litigation, possible impacts on the availability of Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides, and critical challenges ahead for Bayer in addressing […]

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Washington Oyster Farmers Let Go of Bid to Use Imidacloprid on Tidelands

Posted on October 23, 2019 in Environmental Impacts, In The News, Pesticides | 76 Views | Leave a response
The Seattle Times reported this week that oyster growers in southwestern Washington state have given up their years-long quest for permits to spray imidacloprid insecticides on their shellfish farms. This story has been brewing along the coastal mudflats of Gray’s Harbor and Willapa Bay, which are about three hours from Seattle.  Shellfish farmers, some of […]

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Nebraska May Soon Take Center Stage in the Ongoing Roundup-NHL Drama

Posted on September 4, 2019 in In The News, Pesticides | 139 Views | Leave a response
The next chapter in the ongoing legal battle over Roundup and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) may unfold in a courtroom in Nebraska, according to a September 3, 2019 piece in the Omaha World-Herald. The Honorable Vince Chhabria is overseeing the Multi-District Litigation (MDL) in a Federal court in San Francisco. This MDL encompasses several hundred plaintiffs […]

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Weed Scientists Experience ‘Deja Vu’ as Signs of Dicamba Resistance

Posted on August 31, 2019 in Environmental Impacts, In The News, Pesticides | 141 Views | Leave a response
DTN Progressive Farmer reports that dicamba-resistant weeds appear to have started to crop up in the Midwest and Midsouth regions. These soy and cotton growing regions have seen a huge increase in dicamba use over the last couple of years since dicamba-resistant varieties of these crops were introduced.  An estimated 60 million acres of dicamba […]

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Cargill Announcement: Just Say No to Glufosinate-Desiccated Lentils from Canada

Posted on August 14, 2019 in In The News, Pesticides | 236 Views | Leave a response
Canadian ag media is reporting that Cargill, one of the largest grain buyers and shippers in the world, will no longer be accepting any lentils that were sprayed with glufosinate herbicides late in the growing season to desiccate, or dry out, the crop.  For more on this common practice, see this in-depth article by the […]

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Oxytetracycline Bactericide Sprays Being Used on Citrus Trees Not Effective, New Study Says

Posted on August 7, 2019 in In The News, Pesticides | 239 Views | Leave a response
Due to an epidemic of citrus greening disease, which is caused by a bacteria that is carried by an invasive flying insect known as the Asia citrus psyllid (Nordlie, 2019). Also known as huanglongbing, or HLB, the disease is eventually fatal but, with supportive management the trees can still produce for several years. So, bactericides […]

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International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Recommends “Full Global Phase Out” of Glyphosate

Posted on August 6, 2019 in In The News, Pesticides | 719 Views | Leave a response
In a statement released July 31, 2019, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) has recommended that all glyphosate use be phased out due to “the recognised impact on the health and well-being of women and newborn children worldwide.” FIGO is a professional group that advocates for OB/GYN groups around the world.   They work with […]

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