David Benscoter, a retired federal investor dubbed the “apple detective,” has once again uncovered more thought-to-be-lost varieties in Washington and Idaho.
On May 16, 2017, an initiative passed to ban all aerial pesticide applications for forestry in Lincoln County, Ore. The ballot measure passed by the narrow margin of 61 votes, and Lincoln County became the first county in the U.S. to ban aerial applications of pesticides by public vote. […]
An Arkansas judge has ruled that six farmers in the state this summer can spray a weed killer made by Monsanto Co and BASF SE that was blamed for hurting millions of acres of U.S. crops last year. Read more