Pesticides
Put down that bottle and find a safer solution to your insect problems.
It’s easy to think that a few squirts of a chemical will eliminate whatever is destroying your produce. This collection of articles will help you work with natural soil additives, beneficial insects and other strategies to create solutions that will save your plants now and into the future.
Is Monsanto's Roundup Killing Our Soil?
Our most widely used herbicide is draining the life from the earth.
Pesticides and Unintended Consequences
The effects of chemical spraying on the environment runs deep.
Weeds vs Herbicides: Weeds Win!
Today, it’s estimated that half of American farms are home to Roundup resistant weeds.
Bird Decline Linked to Toxic Pesticides
For years, we've known that bird species in America's farmlands and grasslands have been in steep decline.
The Effect of Pesticides on Beneficial Insects
Broad spectrum insecticides not only get rid of the bad bugs, they knock out the good bugs too.
Grasshopper Control with Modern Baits
Today's grasshopper baits provide long-lasting protection from crop damage.
Bacillus thuringiensis Products
The difference between the Bt used by organic farmers and that inserted into Monsanto’s GMO corn is dramatic.
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