Advocates calling for change in US Ag Inc often struggle to point to successful models through which farming and food chains have evolved toward safer and more sustainable production systems. The surest way to largely eliminate the impacts of prenatal…
By Mark Lipson, HHRA's Director of Policy and Regulatory Engagement September 25th marked the close of public comments on a historic petition to EPA calling for an end to organophosphate (OP) pesticide applications on food crops. Twelve groups led by…
No one should be surprised that the Centers for Disease Control has found glyphosate in 80% of the urine samples tested as part of CDC’s routine NHANES biomonitoring program. Details are reported online in a June 2022 CDC report as…
Have you heard: A new study has reported that one-half of the residents in high-density, low-income public housing in New York State apply pesticides inside their apartments at least once per week? No wonder then that 85% of pregnant African…
“Shouldn’t we be asking agriculture to perform at some baseline level of environmental performance before brainstorming yet another unaccountable way to funnel your money to them for uncertain outcomes? … The public has been asked to invest over and over…
I suspect few will be sorry to see 2021 give way to the new year. 2021 was a rough year in so many ways, driven by two mega-events: the pandemic; and the rise of cultural and political rifts and tension…
December 5, 2021 was World Soil Day 2021. With Omicron marching from state to state, the ever-present worries triggered by climate change, school shootings and so much tension in our public spaces, it is no wonder that World Soil Day…
By Madeline Mellinger, Charles Mellinger, and Charles Benbrook* What does Mike’s Pies in Florida have in common with a pregnant woman in the Midwest who is worried about the potential impact of rising herbicide use on her pregnancy and soon-to-be…
Thursday November 18th, 2021 is National Rural Health Day. This year the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) is specifically highlighting health equity in rural communities. One of the goals of HHRA’s flagship project, The Heartland Study,…
AgriPulse is a daily must-read subscription newsletter for ag and food professionals, policy wonks and business leaders. It’s “Daybreak” feature for October 27, 2021 ends with this quote in their “She Said It” section: “Food insecurity is a policy choice.…