"Stressed" college students trying to combat climate change are pushing their schools to ban pesticides, especially herbicides. These youngsters spend their free time on campus pulling weeds instead of...well, all the stuff they should be doing to enjoy college. Little do they know, their pursuit of ending pesticide use will actually do more harm than good to our environment.
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"Stressed" college students trying to combat climate change are pushing their schools to ban pesticides, especially herbicides. These youngsters spend their free time on campus pulling weeds instead of...well, all the stuff they should be doing to enjoy college. Little do they know, their pursuit of ending pesticide use will actually do more harm than good to our environment.
'Climate-Anxious' College Students Troubled by Pesticides Need Science Lesson
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Suffering from "climate anxiety," some of America's entitled college students are working to get low-risk pesticides banned from their campuses, in a bid to slow global warming. They all need therapy ...
Managing weeds isn’t just about making our fields look pretty! Weeds are detrimental because they compete with our crops for limited resources. If farmers didn’t manage weed presence, the weeds would eventually get so big that they choke out the planted crops. That means our efforts, inputs, and natural resources are wasted.
The controversy surrounding activists suing the EPA for not conducting biological evaluations under the Endangered Species Act is a bit difficult to understand. (Heck, that sentence was a bit difficult to understand.) So in my latest AGDAILY column, I've tried to distill the information and present it in a more palatable form.
Activist lawsuits hinder EPA's ability to balance ecological assessments | AGDAILY
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My Congresswoman died yesterday in a car accident. Let this be your reminder that no matter who you are or what you accomplish, our time here is limited. So spend it wisely. 💜
Dear Eaters: Here's what I want you to know about modern U.S. food production and supply.
An Open Letter to Everyone Who Eats - The Farmer's Daughter USA
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Here's what I want you to know about modern agriculture.
