Agriculture

Bayer to Settle Glyphosate Lawsuits for 10 Billion Dollars

June 27, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 29, 2020

Bayer has announced that they will settle approximately 75% of the approximately 125,000 lawsuits from plaintiffs who claim to have developed non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma due to Roundup exposure. The German pharmaceutical giant has been plagued with litigation regarding the world’s most… [read]

USDA Recalls Over 40,000 Pounds of Beef due to E.Coli

June 19, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 24, 2020

Forty-three thousand pounds of raw beef produced by Lakeside Refrigerated Services in New Jersey was recalled due to E.coli contamination. The beef was produced on June 1 and sold at Wal-mart. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety… [read]

EPA Allows the Use of Herbicide in Spite of Recent Court Ruling

June 14, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 18, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to allow farmers who purchased dicamba-based products to use them this year, despite a June 3rd ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that canceled the product’s approval. Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia,… [read]

Make Bees Happy by Growing Cannabis

May 29, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 1, 2020

For those looking for that perfect pollinator plant to grow, look no further than hemp. While Cannabis sativa (industrial hemp) lacks the nectar that bees typically collect, a study published in the journal Environmental Entomology found that the pollen produced… [read]

Bayer Reaches Verbal Agreements For More Than 50k Roundup Lawsuits

May 25, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 26, 2020

Bayer AG has reached verbal agreements with 50,000 to 85,000 plaintiffs in Roundup cancer lawsuits in the United States. The agreements have not yet been signed, and some of them will need the approval of California Judge Vince Chhabria, the… [read]

Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna Co-Sponsor Cory Booker’s Farm System Reform Act

May 9, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 11, 2020

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) have announced that they will co-sponsor the Farm System Reform Act (FSRA) introduced by Cory Booker (D-NJ). Khanna also introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The FSRA is designed… [read]

Smithfield Workers File Lawsuit to Request Protection against Coronavirus

May 4, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 4, 2020

A lawsuit has recently been filed against a Smithfield Foods pork plant in Milan, Missouri. The pork-processing plant is accused of not adequately protecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Workers have reported not taking time to cover their mouths after… [read]