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By | November 17th, 2017 | Organic News |
California will restrict farmers’ use of certain pesticides near schools and day-care centers under a new rule announced this week, which regulators said is among the toughest in the U.S. This week in the UK, research led the environment secretary to overturn the government’s previous opposition [TO WHAT?], making a total EU ban of bee-harming pesticides much more likely. Meanwhile, in Camden, N.J. a start-up aims to combat its food desert with a local farm. In Iowa, farmers like Dustin Farnsworth are shifting from growing conventional corn and soybeans to growing organic row crops. In North Carolina, a minister was tired of seeing his congregation suffer from poor nutrition, so he sowed some seeds of hope in a food desert.

UK will back total ban on bee-harming pesticides, Michael Gove reveals.

Research leads environment secretary to overturn government’s previous opposition, making total EU ban much more likely. 

California bans use of some farming pesticides near schools on weekdays.

California will restrict farmers’ use of certain pesticides near schools and day-care centers under a new rule announced this week that regulators said is among the toughest in the U.S.

Looking for greater profits, more Iowa farmers move to organic corn, soybeans.

Iowa farmer Dustin Farnsworth is shifting from growing conventional corn and soybeans to organic row crops.

How a North Carolina Minister Sowed Seeds of Hope in a Food Desert.

Sick and tired of seeing his congregation suffer from poor nutrition, the North Carolina minister sowed seeds of hope in a food desert.

Start-up aims to combat Camden food desert with farm.

In Camden, a start-up aims to combat its food desert with a local farm.

 

 

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