Pesticide manufacturer Corteva will stop producing the chlorpyrifos by the end of the year. The world’s largest manufacturer the chemical that has been linked to low birth weight, reduced IQ and attention disorders in children. Bayer is considering stopping sales of the weed killer glyphosate to private users who apply it in their gardens, citing financial and corporate sources. Danone North America said that it will use $3 million in federal funds, alongside a $20 million deal with rePlant Capital, to help North American farmers apply organic or regenerative agriculture, a practice that enhances the health of soil. In Brazil, the vast and biodiverse Triunfo do Xingu protected area in the Brazilian Amazon lost 22 percent of its forest cover between 2007 and 2018, with figures this year indicating the rate of deforestation is accelerating. Around the world, fireflies light up the night with their shimmering bodies, but scientists say this magical display is under threat – with the loss of their natural habitats, pesticide use and artificial light putting some of the 2,000 or so species at risk of extinction.
Corteva to stop making pesticide linked to kids’ health problems
Corteva Inc will stop producing the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos by the end of the year, the company said on Thursday, removing the world’s largest manufacturer of a chemical that has been linked to low birth weight, reduced IQ and attention disorders in children.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-corteva-agriculture-pesticide/corteva-to-stop-making-pesticide-linked-to-kids-health-problems-idUSKBN20023I?fbclid=IwAR2PK5VWk1NWrJVYQTXTSQOxO_ixAW7FDPLOzwucIsJC5b3M4lMVLp1b2KA
Bayer considering stopping sales of glyphosate to private users: newspaper
Bayer is considering stopping sales of the weedkiller glyphosate to private users who apply it in their gardens, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported, citing financial and corporate sources.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bayer-considering-stopping-sales-glyphosate-055342155.html
Danone North America Directs Millions to Regenerative Agriculture
Danone North America said that it will use $3 million in federal funds, alongside a $20 million deal with rePlant Capital, to help North American farmers apply organic or regenerative agriculture, a practice that enhances the health of soil.
Witnessing extinction in the flames’ as the Amazon burns for agribusiness
The vast and biodiverse Triunfo do Xingu protected area in the Brazilian Amazon lost 22 percent of its forest cover between 2007 and 2018, with figures this year indicating the rate of deforestation is accelerating.
Fireflies are facing extinction due to habitat loss, pesticides and artificial light
Around the world, fireflies light up the night with their shimmering bodies. But scientists say this magical display is under threat — with the loss of their natural habitats, pesticide use and artificial light putting some of the 2,000 or so species at risk of extinction.
https://www.cbs46.com/fireflies-are-facing-extinction-due-to-habitat-loss-pesticides-and/article_28e30cf8-3b9e-56c2-ab43-ecf711c70262.html?fbclid=IwAR2xA503kdaMgFOHcMYAVB_gV0BMyhzWhAUQ3iC3x9kEA6DWJaxPTbQh3IU
