A study recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology found that organic agriculture can significantly increase the health of honeybee hives by providing continuous food sources when flowers are scarce in the landscape. In the latest dust up between the bee industry and the Trump administration, a group of beekeepers have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its July decision to expand the use of a pesticide that’s known to harm bees and other pollinators. Organic certification requires farmers to support important biodiversity such as birds and bees. While research has shown that more plant diversity both on and off the farm can increase wildlife, not all biodiversity is welcomed. A new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology shows that having birds on a farm can be both good and bad, but the good offsets the bad, especially when the farm is surrounded by natural habitat. New York City councilman Ben Kallos wants to end the city’s practice of using the Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup, which has been linked to cancer.
Organic farming provides honeybees critical food sources in agricultural regions
A study recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology found that organic agriculture can significantly increase the health of honeybee hives by providing continuous food sources when flowers are scarce in the landscape
https://www.organic-center.org/organic-farming-provides-honeybees-critical-food-sources-in-agricultural-regions/?fbclid=IwAR3vr7B7mgMED28UzpB2_B2-fVHa1aQ8joVFukfrejJ8M5KEzAUhGnNQ1EA
The unseen carcinogenic danger lurking in New York City’s public parks
New York City councilman Ben Kallos wants to end the city’s practice of using the weedkiller Roundup, which has been linked to cancer.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/06/the-unseen-carcinogenic-danger-lurking-in-new-york-citys-public-parks?fbclid=IwAR00J4w9fqW5XbPcg5v9vK3CUwRpXKY-wwZbhY38kE2dxXnbUG8xn5EykKI
Monsanto’s Spies
Monsanto has employed shadowy networks of consultants, PR firms, and front groups to spy on and influence reporters. And all of it appears to be part of a pattern at the company of using a variety of tactics to intimidate, mislead and discredit journalists and critics.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/monsantos-spies_n_5d7ba20de4b03b5fc88233c4?fbclid=IwAR0muPkA79rMcOQvkIsqUsvNYr_dO1IDTSBCa1ZCrbtfnDMVibxaNDr8xyI
Beekeeper groups sue EPA over pesticide decision
In the latest confrontation between the bee industry and the Trump administration, a group of concerned beekeepers have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its July decision to expand the use of a pesticide that’s known to harm bees and other pollinators.
Crop and non-crop vegetation promote birds on organic farms—those surrounded by natural habitat attract the most beneficial birds
Organic certification requires farmers to support important biodiversity such as birds and bees. While a lot of research has shown that more plant diversity both on and off the farm can increase wildlife, not all biodiversity is welcomed. A new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology shows that having birds on a farm can be both good and bad, but the good offsets the bad, especially when the farm is surrounded by natural habitat.
https://www.organic-center.org/farm-diversity-promotes-bird-services/?fbclid=IwAR2RgypAwHyqMLGyCjc-mYxuGJ4F9YL1mkXyFu0pmqI92f6QhtUxcGxCahY
