Pesticides and the Dirty Dozen

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (320+ words) Long-time strawberry farmer Rod Koda has rows of plants on his California farm that are still producing fruit well after the harvest would typically end. The fields brimming with green near the Pacific Coast have produced nearly twice the amount…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (449+ words) Cloudy with steady rain initially tapering back to scattered showers. There could be some thunder as well but no severe weather is expected, just some brief heavy downpours.. headline: Flood Warning until SUN 9:30 PM EDT headline: Flood Warning from SUN…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (322+ words) Longtime strawberry farmer Rod Koda has rows of plants on his California farm that are still producing fruit well after the harvest would typically end. The fields have produced... Does the Future of Strawberry Farming Involve Steam? Longtime strawberry farmer…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (154+ words) The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission has amended the EAEU's Unified Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements and the list of regulated products subject to quarantine phytosanitary… The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission has amended the EAEU's Unified Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (892+ words) citrusindustry.net By Megan M. Dewdney, Eva L. Mulandesa and Mark A. Ritenour Greasy-green began to be reported as a problem in Florida by fresh fruit packers and growers around 2020. The disorder, with green blotches on the grapefruit surface, appeared to be different…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (550+ words) Weed & Pest Management Strengthening oilseed rape crops can help reduce indicators of cabbage stem flea beetle and improve yield potential, the latest research has found. Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) remains a key concern for oilseed rape establishment in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (289+ words) Consumers can identify fruits that may have been artificially ripened with harmful chemicals by looking at how the ripening has occurred, according to Professor Rohitha Prashantha, chairman of the Institute of Post Harvest Technology Management. Prashantha said commercial interests have…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1032+ words) Two farmers in Kumarkhali upazila have achieved a good harvest of pesticide-free bitter gourd using Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for the first time in the area, but low market prices have left them struggling to earn returns that match their…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (550+ words) The 2026 growing season has presented citrus growers with a series of challenges, including extreme weather and the spread of pests and diseases. Cold and freezing incidents earlier in the year in Florida were followed by heat and water restrictions in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (167+ words) A research team lead by Dinabandhu Sahoo, a Senior Professor and Head, Department of Botany, tested a variety of commonly consumed daily vegetables and found alarming rates of toxic bioaccumulation, noting that plant roots absorb these metals at drastically different…...