Yesterday, Field to Market released a report co-authored by the IPM Institute on Trends in Pest Management in U.S Agriculture. The report analyzes barriers and opportunities around the implementation of responsible and sustainable pest management across food and fiber value chains. The IPM Institute is part of Field to Market’s Science Advisory Council, providing consult… Read more »

Corteva Inc., the manufacturer of the controversial insecticide chlorpyrifos will stop producing the chemical this year. Chlorpyrifos has been linked to neurological damage in children and has frequently been the target of recent regional and state-level legislation. Read more on The Californian.

At the end of 2019, Kellogg made a commitment on it’s Open for Breakfast website to phase out glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant on wheat and oats by 2025. Caitlin Eannello, communications director for the National Association of Wheat Growers,  told the Washington Post that the group wasn’t informed of the decision. “Glyphosate is very… Read more »