"There is still time to correct it." Investigation catches officials approving deadly substances for widespread use: ...

We know farming practices like composting and cover cropping build healthy soil ecosystems and reduce the need for pesticides in the first place. Yet our farm policies continue to prop up a ...

bringing intensive farming techniques under scrutiny. Could it be, as some have claimed, the result of the increased use of artificial pesticides, fertilisers and other chemicals disrupting the ...

Pesticides used in farming can also increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. The Agricultural Health Study, which involved approximately 89,000 licensed pesticide applicators from North Carolina ...

intensive farming practices is destroying habitats, decimating species and accelerating climate change. From clearing forests to grow crops to feed livestock, to using artificial fertilisers and ...

Officials have failed to block a single pesticide under EU laws that were ... draft new pesticide risk assessment methods that favour intensive agriculture. If adopted, the new methods will ...

The Swiss government is also encouraging non-organic but pesticide-free farming. In 2023 ... to conventional products and are less price-intensive than organic products,” states a studyExternal ...