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09/26/2018 / By S.D. Wells

Bayer wants EPA to issue “updated label” on Dicamba – claiming their growers now spread the toxic herbicide in the “right way”

If crinkled leaves and lower yield are all farmers are worried about while spreading cancerous pesticides on millions of acres of farms, we’re all in big trouble. After all, killing weeds is big business, but killing bees, butterflies and humans, well, that’s nothing to consider at all, according to biotechnology monster corporations like Bayer (which […]

04/27/2018 / By David Williams

Pesticides threaten extinction of monarch butterflies

It is well-known that the use of pesticides can have deleterious effects on nature. Now, the latest casualty could soon be the majestic monarch butterfly as its very existence is thought to be threatened by the overuse of pesticides targeted towards milkweed. This is based on information from an announcement made by Mexican officials last […]

02/28/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

EPA, Monsanto face lawsuit over pesticide drift that damaged millions of acres and threatened endangered species

If a farmer wants to grow organic crops, he or she can simply elect not to use pesticides and everything should be fine, right? Unfortunately, the situation is not as straightforward as it seems as pesticide drift is thwarting well-meaning farmers’ efforts and rendering their crops entirely unusable. It’s also destroying traditional crops that were […]

07/31/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Dicamba “drift” destroying crops downwind from application sites of Monsanto’s toxic herbicide

It’s one of the most controversial issues in modern agriculture: persistent crop chemicals of a highly toxic nature that spread unabated beyond the field. The experts call this “drift,” and one herbicide in particular that’s causing major problems in this regard is dicamba, also known as “Xtend,” a broad-leafed Monsanto weedkiller product commonly applied to […]

02/03/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Farmers and conservation groups suing the EPA for approving Monsanto’s “XtendiMax” pesticide

A coalition of farmer and environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to follow the law in approving Monsanto’s newest herbicide, “XtendiMax” (active ingredient dicamba), for spraying directly on a new generation of genetically modified crops. The plaintiffs in the suit are the Center for Biological Diversity, Center for […]

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