Pesticides

a farmer walks in a cornfield contemplating whether to spray glyphosate, dicamba, or one of three other herbicides in a new corn variety proposed by Bayer/Monsanto

Bayer Forges Ahead with New Crops Resistant to 5 Herbicides

July 1, 2020

Despite lawsuits and regulations, the agrichemical company is developing new genetically engineered corn designed to work with five herbicides, including glyphosate and dicamba.

Federal Court Outlaws Controversial Herbicide Dicamba

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

June 5, 2020

A sign posted in a field of Roundup Ready, dicamba-resistant soybeans.

Change to Federal Rule Could Expose More Farmworkers to Pesticides

By Chris Richard

April 22, 2020

Coalition of Immokalee Worker carrying produce. Photo from iStockphoto.com.

Critical Food and Farm Rules Have Been Rolled Back Amid Pandemic

By Gosia Wozniacka

April 14, 2020

Food safety inspection at a meat processing facility.

Jury Awards $265M in Damages in Dicamba Trial Against Monsanto, BASF

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

February 17, 2020

At Dicamba Trial, Evidence Shows Monsanto Execs Anticipated Pesticide Drift

By Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest

January 31, 2020

Bill Bader, owner of Bader Farms, and his wife Denise pose in front of the Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. United States Courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Johnathan Hettinger/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting)

Can Cover Crops Save Florida’s Citrus?

By Nano Riley

January 22, 2020

UF/IFAS specialist and citrus growers scout the grove for insects. Beneficial insects are always around with the diversity of species and flowering in the cover crops. (Photo by Juanita Popenoe)

The New York Artist Reintroducing Wild, Edible Foods

By Doug Bierend

January 3, 2020

Candace Thompson standing in nature with edible plants

Community-Led Efforts to Ban Glyphosate in Public Spaces Pick up Speed

By Gosia Wozniacka

December 17, 2019

spraying a dandelion weed with glyphosate

EPA Weakens Safeguards for Weed Killer Atrazine, Linked to Birth Defects

By Gosia Wozniacka

November 20, 2019

The World Food Prize Should Help Farmers Fight Climate Change

By Robert Leonard

October 17, 2019

A farmer walking through a wheat field in the sunset

The Rise of America’s Favorite Berry

By Twilight Greenaway

October 10, 2019

With Regenerative Agriculture Booming, the Question of Pesticide Use Looms Large

By Gosia Wozniacka

September 5, 2019

Farmers Kenneth and Sheri Jensen, and their daughter, Rose, were early adopters of the soil health movement in Eastern Oregon. (NRCS photo by Tracy Robillard)

Meet the Women Building Political Power for Farmworkers in the Central Valley

By Twilight Greenaway

August 12, 2019

Roundup’s Other Problem: Glyphosate is Sourced from Controversial Mines

By Gosia Wozniacka

June 24, 2019

photo of a phosphate mine for glyphosate with roundup bottles superimposed

Oregon’s Seed War: Can Vegetable Crops and Canola Coexist in the Seed Capitol of America?

By Lynne Curry

June 20, 2019

farmer in a canola field checking his crop

Dung Beetles Are Key to Healthy Pasture. Now They May Also Help Make Produce Safer

By Virginia Gewin

April 30, 2019

dung beetle on top of a ball of dung in a field.

Can Hydroponic Farmers Spray Glyphosate Just Before Becoming Organic?

By Gosia Wozniacka

April 23, 2019

hydroponic growing plants in a greenhouse

What the ‘Insect Apocalypse’ Has to Do With the Food We Eat

By Anna Lappé

April 17, 2019

A Decade of Pesticides, GMOs, and Alternatives to Chemical-Intensive Farming

By The Civil Eats Editors

April 10, 2019

California’s Pesticide Regulators Are Supposed to Consider Safer Alternatives. Many Don’t.

By Virginia Gewin

March 20, 2019

farmer spraying pesticides on his farm with a safety mask on

Can Eating Organic Lower Your Exposure to Pesticides?

By Meg Wilcox

February 11, 2019

What the U.S. Could Learn From Slovenia About Protecting Bees

By Denise Hruby

February 4, 2019

Gorazd Trušnovec, a professional beekeeper in Ljubljana, tends to the beehives on the balcony of the offices of the prime minister of Slovenia

Australia Might Have the Answer to Herbicide-Resistant ‘Superweeds’

By Virginia Gewin

January 28, 2019

Mark VanGessel holding an invasive palmer amaranth plant. (Photo CC-licensed by Delaware Agriculture)

Florida’s Citrus Trees Face Extinction. Are Antibiotics the Only Answer?

By Lela Nargi

January 23, 2019

Pesticides

Bayer Forges Ahead with New Crops Resistant to 5 Herbicides

Federal Court Outlaws Controversial Herbicide Dicamba

Change to Federal Rule Could Expose More Farmworkers to Pesticides

Critical Food and Farm Rules Have Been Rolled Back Amid Pandemic

Jury Awards $265M in Damages in Dicamba Trial Against Monsanto, BASF

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At Dicamba Trial, Evidence Shows Monsanto Execs Anticipated Pesticide Drift

Can Cover Crops Save Florida’s Citrus?

The New York Artist Reintroducing Wild, Edible Foods

Community-Led Efforts to Ban Glyphosate in Public Spaces Pick up Speed

EPA Weakens Safeguards for Weed Killer Atrazine, Linked to Birth Defects

The World Food Prize Should Help Farmers Fight Climate Change

The Rise of America’s Favorite Berry

With Regenerative Agriculture Booming, the Question of Pesticide Use Looms Large

Meet the Women Building Political Power for Farmworkers in the Central Valley

Roundup’s Other Problem: Glyphosate is Sourced from Controversial Mines

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Oregon’s Seed War: Can Vegetable Crops and Canola Coexist in the Seed Capitol of America?

Dung Beetles Are Key to Healthy Pasture. Now They May Also Help Make Produce Safer

Can Hydroponic Farmers Spray Glyphosate Just Before Becoming Organic?

What the ‘Insect Apocalypse’ Has to Do With the Food We Eat

A Decade of Pesticides, GMOs, and Alternatives to Chemical-Intensive Farming

California’s Pesticide Regulators Are Supposed to Consider Safer Alternatives. Many Don’t.

Can Eating Organic Lower Your Exposure to Pesticides?

What the U.S. Could Learn From Slovenia About Protecting Bees

Australia Might Have the Answer to Herbicide-Resistant ‘Superweeds’

Florida’s Citrus Trees Face Extinction. Are Antibiotics the Only Answer?