“Atrazine and other pesticides add more than $2.4 billion of crop production in Georgia. They control weeds and help the environment. Atrazine is vitally important to our economic health.” Continue reading Ag College President: Pesticides help modern farming
Category: Pesticides
Fungus Fears Push Orange Juice Up
Pesticide residue hysteria takes hold of the markets. Continue reading Fungus Fears Push Orange Juice Up
Times-Picayune celebrates DDT myth as history
The brown pelican was not endangered by DDT. Continue reading Times-Picayune celebrates DDT myth as history
FDA: Orange juice recall isn’t warranted
Yet Center for Science in the Public Interest can’t pass up the opportunity to fearmonger. Continue reading FDA: Orange juice recall isn’t warranted
Indoor pesticides cause cancer in dogs?
The enviro war against pesticides targets pet owners. Continue reading Indoor pesticides cause cancer in dogs?
Felsot: Pesticide residues on food are safe
Great report and just a small nit to pick with a stray (perhaps misreported) Felsot comment. Continue reading Felsot: Pesticide residues on food are safe
Boston Globe: DDT ‘decimated’ eagle population
And how does it know that? Continue reading Boston Globe: DDT ‘decimated’ eagle population
Wanted: Bald Eagle Killers
A current event explains what happened to the bald eagle in the first part of the 20th century. Continue reading Wanted: Bald Eagle Killers
FDA roils orange juice markets for no reason
The detected fungicide residues are safe and the FDA knows it. Continue reading FDA roils orange juice markets for no reason
Stinkbugs rule as government, pesticide industry dither
Stink bugs have spread to 36 states — so where are the insecticides? Continue reading Stinkbugs rule as government, pesticide industry dither
Now global warming blamed for eagle decline
If it’s not one manmade thing, it’s another. Continue reading Now global warming blamed for eagle decline
Letter: DDT ban has deadly consequences
Kudos to Wayne Michaelchuck (Gibbstown, NJ) for this terrific letter-to-the-editor of the Gloucester County Times. Continue reading Letter: DDT ban has deadly consequences