Note to Hygeia Readers — Ford Baldwin is a weed scientist that has worked to promote integrated weed management systems in Arkansas over a long career. In fact, his contribution was recognized this year when he was inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. He has been deeply involved since 2016 in trying to […]
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By Rachel Benbrook The state of kid’s nutrition is getting some renewed attention in the U.K. in response to a new report released by the UK Soil Association‘s Food for Life program. In particular, the British government’s program that provides free, fresh produce to young children in state funded schools, the School Fruit and Veg Scheme, is […]
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For the second time this year, romaine lettuce is being blamed for a large outbreak of illness caused by pathogenic forms of the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli. The latest multi-state alert was released by the CDC on November 26, warning of an outbreak originating in the north and central coastal regions of California, likely with […]
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In a report released this month, EPA’s Office of Inspector General lays out in no uncertain terms that EPA’s regulation of land-applied biosolids “had weaknesses and may not fully protect human health and the environment.” This “sewage sludge” is “solid, semisolid or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage.” After processing at wastewater […]
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A dark new climate report was released on Black Friday, a day usually reserved for the kind of news someone wants overlooked. The Fourth National Climate Assessment was produced by 13 federal agencies including the Department of the Interior, EPA, NOAA, and the Department of Commerce. Together with experts from non-governmental science institutions, they make up […]
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The State of California is taking steps to restrict use of the insecticide chlorpyrifos over concerns it is “harming the brains of babies.” In temporary guidelines issued this week, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation recommends farmers discontinue use on most crops and increased the required spray perimeters for the rest. They also order a […]
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The New York Times reported this week that nitrate contamination of private wells in agricultural regions around the Midwest is turning water quality and agricultural regulations into focal points of many local and statewide elections. In communities surrounding the agricultural regions of Wisconsin, Iowa, and beyond, private wells are failing water quality standards, often by […]
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Much will be said about the EPA’s October 31, 2018 decision to extend for two more years the conditional registration of the three dicamba-based herbicides registered for post-emergence, “over the top” (OTT) applications on soybeans and cotton. The basics of the EPA’s decision are simple and not entirely meaningless in terms of reducing the extent […]
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AgPro reports that the first dicamba drift damage trials are on track to begin a year from now in October 2019. Several cases have been combined into a federal multidistrict litigation, and that case is moving forward in U.S. District Court in Missouri. The first case in this MDL to be heard will be that of […]
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Note to Readers: Steve Smith, Chairman and founder of the Save Our Crops Coalition and R+D Director of Red Gold (a major midwest tomato processor), has been actively engaged in the evolution and approval of dicamba-resistant crops. He has raised concern — and more recently alarm — over the damage done to non-target crops, trees, […]
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