Planting season for corn and soybeans across the U.S. will begin as soon as March in Southern states and then move north. As farmers plant, they will deploy vast quantities of insecticides into the ...

Enviros accuse the agency of failing to regulate pesticide-coated seeds deadly to honeybees, birds Coated seeds used to grow food crops including corn, soybeans and sunflowers (Reuters) - Food safety ...

(CN) — Two non-profit organizations sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday over what they say is the federal agency’s failure to regulate pesticide-coated seeds. “Despite knowing the ...

Providing seeds with a protective coating that also supplies essential nutrients to the germinating plant could make it possible to grow crops in otherwise unproductive soils, according to new ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Planting season for corn and soybeans across the US will begin as soon as March in ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) failure to effectively regulate seeds coated with highly toxic pesticides violates federal pesticide laws and is devastating pollinators, wildlife, and ...

Seed pioneer Indigo Ag promises to put Memphis on the world map like the FedEx of seed technology. Around the country, and around the world, really, farmers are looking for ways to cut hefty chemical ...

Environmental groups seeking regulation of pesticide-coated seeds have gone to court again on the matter, seeking an order requiring EPA to directly address the issue. The Center for Food Safety and ...

Members of the Honeybee Steelband showed their support at the Statehouse this week for a bill that would ban neonicotinoid-coated seeds. State lawmakers are eyeing reforms on chemical contaminants ...

It's fall, which means the squirrels are out in force eating up all your bird seeds and pumpkins. Here's how to stop them.