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Improved almond spraying reduces pesticide movement - Western Farm Press

Western Farm Press

Improved almond spraying reduces pesticide movement Western Farm Press Improving the accuracy and efficacy of spray applications for pest control results not only in better control and more returns to growers, but it can also reduce the environmental impact of almond farming by minimizing off-site movement of pesticides ...

Cocoa and palm oil crop failures linked to pesticides - SciDev.Net

Cocoa and palm oil crop failures linked to pesticides SciDev.Net [ACCRA] A primary reason for Ghana's cocoa and oil palm production decline is the killing of pollinating insects by pesticides used on farms, says a study. The research, carried out by entomologists and plant scientists from Kwame Nkrumah University of ...

Who is winning the food fight? - agprofessional.com

Who is winning the food fight? agprofessional.com Since 1980, US agriculture has engaged in precision agriculture for more precise irrigation, fertilizer use, reduced pesticide use and reduced tillage, which saves diesel fuel. Paarlberg pointed to his home state of Ohio and said while 30% of all farms ...

Marrone Bio Innovations Receives EPA Approval for Broad-spectrum Bioherbicide - MarketWatch (press release)

Marrone Bio Innovations Receives EPA Approval for Broad-spectrum Bioherbicide MarketWatch (press release) DAVIS, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the US Environmental ... and more »

Israel bans some pesticides linked to brain damage - GlobalPost

Israel bans some pesticides linked to brain damage GlobalPost Farm children at dramatically higher risk of death, injury according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images) For the past five years, there has been a fivefold increase in Israeli residents complaining about insecticides. Pesticides Causing Brain Damage to be Banned by IsraelGreen Prophet all 2 news articles »