This week, the Environmental Protection Agency is deciding whether to re-approve the weed-killing ingredient in Roundup for another 15 years. A new report finds 90 percent of the families tested have that chemical, glyphosate, in their bodies, and most kids had much more than their parents. When it comes to banning harmful pesticides, the U.S. lags behind the European Union, China, and Brazil, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Health. 85 pesticides currently in use across the country have been banned or are in the process of being phased out in the three places, in large part due to their harmful impact on human health or the environment. Farm bailout payments designed to offset the impacts of President’s Trump’s trade war have overwhelmingly flowed to the largest and most successful farmers, according to EWG’s analysis of the latest Department of Agriculture data. In organic import news, many organic imports are up amid 2019 crop harvest uncertainty. An analysis of imports helps organic farmers and advocates track how organic is growing and what should be grown in the coming seasons. In a city in Holland, the roofs of hundreds of bus stops have been covered in plants as a gift to the honeybee.
USDA Bailout for Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Goes to Biggest, Richest Farmers
Farm bailout payments designed to offset the impacts of President’s Trump’s trade war have overwhelmingly flowed to the largest and most successful farmers, according to EWG’s analysis of the latest Department of Agriculture data.
https://www.ewg.org/agmag/2019/07/usda-bailout-impact-trump-s-tariffs-goes-biggest-richest-farmers
Organic broiler chickens and soybean meal imports rise amid 2019 crop harvest uncertainty
Organic whole and cracked corn combined imports were up 40 percent in May compared to last year. Organic cracked corn imports have been above 2018 levels since the beginning of the year, up 8 percent from April. Organic whole corn imports increased slightly in May from the previous month, but remained below 2018 levels.
U.S. Annually Uses 388 Million Pounds of Potentially Fatal Pesticides Banned in the EU, China and Brazil
When it comes to banning harmful pesticides, the U.S. lags behind the European Union (E.U.), China and Brazil, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Health. Eighty-five pesticides currently in use across the country have been banned or are in the process of being phased out in the three nations, in large part due to their harmful impact on human health or the environment.
https://www.ecowatch.com/us-pesticide-usage-bans-2638789192.html
Holland covers hundreds of bus stops with plants as gift to honeybees
The roofs of hundreds of bus stops have been covered in plants as a gift to honeybee, by a city in the Netherlands.
Weed Killer Found In Kids At Higher Levels Than Parents
As the EPA decides whether to re-approve the weed-killing ingredient in Roundup for another 15 years, a new report finds 90% of the families tested have that chemical in their bodies, and most kids had much more than their parents.https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/07/24/weed-killer-roundup-kids-epa-higher-levels-parents/?fbclid=IwAR1YqIUQckDci9UlI6NHmZVLWppJEf2JuOH_QnCk5EHDsvnNkC2HxCyxlsY
