Chow, 2018
Lorraine Chow, "Top Seed Companies Urge EPA to Limit Dicamba," EcoWatch, August 17, 2018. SUMMARY: Reports on comments by top seed companies in U.S. to EPA urging they ban dicamba use in summer and fall. Includes a statement by Beck's…
Steckel, 2018
Larry Steckel, "Dicamba drift problems not an aberration," Delta Farm Press, August 8, 2018. SUMMARY: Veteran Tennessee extension weed scientist Larry Steckel writes about the ongoing drift crisis. He estimates that only 100,000 acres of non-Xtend soybeans remain in the…
Bradley, 2018a
Kevin Bradley, "July 15 Dicamba injury update. Different Year, same questions," University of Missouri, Integrated Pest Management online article, July 19, 2018. SUMMARY: First update on 2018 dicamba drift damage. Reports 1.1 million acres of soybeans damaged, and 605 total…
McDuffie et al., 2001
Helen H. McDuffie, Punam Pahwa, John R. McLaughlin, John J. Spinelli, Shirley Fincham, James A. Dosman, Diane Robson, Leo F. Skinnider and Norman W. Choi, "Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Specific Pesticide Exposures in Men: Cross-Canada Study of Pesticides and Health," Cancer Epidemiology,…
Weichenthal et al., 2010
Scott Weichenthal, Connie Moase, and Peter Chan, "A Review of Pesticide Exposure and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort," Environmental Health Perspectives, 118, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901731 ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: We reviewed epidemiologic evidence related to occupational pesticide exposures and cancer incidence in the…
Band et al., 2011
Band PR, Abanto Z, Bert J, Lang B, Fang R, Gallagher RP, Le ND., "Prostate cancer risk and exposure to pesticides in British Columbia farmers," Prostate, 2011, 71:2, DOI: 10.1002/pros.21232. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Several epidemiologic studies have reported an increased risk of prostate…
Mostafalou and Abdollahi, 2017
Sara Mostafalou and Mohammad Abdollahi, "Pesticides: an update of human exposure and toxicity," Archives of Toxicology, February 2017, 91:2, DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1849-x. ABSTRACT: Pesticides are a family of compounds which have brought many benefits to mankind in the agricultural, industrial, and health areas,…
Schütte et al., 2017
Gesine Schütte, Michael Eckerstorfer, Valentina Rastelli, Wolfram Reichenbecher, Sara Restrepo‑Vassalli, Marja Ruohonen‑Lehto, Anne‑Gabrielle Wuest Saucy, and Martha Mertens, "Herbicide resistance and biodiversity: agronomic and environmental aspects of genetically modified herbicide-resistant plants," Environmental Sciences Europe, 2017, 29:5, DOI: 10.1186/s12302-016-0100-y. ABSTRACT: Farmland biodiversity is an important characteristic when assessing sustainability of agricultural practices and…
Mulvany and Parker, 2017
Lydia Mulvany and Mario Parker, “Monsanto Shrugs Off Herbicide Concerns With Surprise Profit,” Bloomberg, October 4, 2017. SUMMARY Reports on Monsanto’s rising economic fortunes. Stock prices were up recently 20 cents a share, even though analysts had estimated the company would…
Pucci, 2017
Jackie Pucci, "Missouri Latest State to Set Cut-off Dicamba Date for ’18," CropLife, November 20, 2017. SUMMARY: Reports on the Dicamba ban on Engenia use in Missouri for 2018 after June 10 (some counties) or July 15 (all counties). Adds the…