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New Soil Study Shows Pesticides ‘Destroying the Very Foundations of Web of Life’
A study published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science bolsters alarm about the role that agricultural pesticides play in what scientists have dubbed the "bugpocalypse" and led authors to call for stricter regulations across the U.S. ...[Read more]
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Are western Europe’s food supplies worth more than east European workers’ health? | Costi Rogozanu and Daniela Gabor
The health threat facing fruit and vegetable pickers flown in from quarantined Romania underlines Europe’s inequalities, say Costi Rogozanu and Daniela Gabor. Many farm owners seem happier in any case to have rapid access to the “easterners”. In the ...[Read more]
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Bernie Sanders rolls out plan to help American farmers
2020 Democrat Bernie Sanders unveiled a multifaceted, comprehensive plan to help revitalize rural farming communities and break up big agriculture corporations like Bayer-Monsanto and John Deere by enacting "Roosevelt style trust-busting laws." ...[Read more]
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Tens of thousands of Russians claim free land in Far East
48,000 requests have been received this week from Russian citizens responding to a state-backed program giving away a free hectare of land in the Far East. Over 48,000 requests have been received this week from Russian citizens responding to a state-backe ...[Read more]
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