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(Beyond Pesticides, October 13, 2026) A study published in Agronomy Journal identifies the leading challenges facing the organic sector in the Southeastern United States, which include pest management, access to organic seed, and access to capital, labor, and land. Researchers from land-grant universities in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina partnered with Rodale Institute, organic cert…

(Beyond Pesticides, October 9, 2026) Indigenous Peoples’ Day, an American holiday celebrated on the second Monday of October, honors the history, culture, and resilience of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Stemming from an idea that first emerged at an international conference organized by the United Nations in 1977 that recognized the discrimination against Indigenous popu…

(Beyond Pesticides, October 8, 2026) Most of the focus on insecticides’ health hazards has been on neurological systems such as electrical signaling at synapses in neural networks, especially in the brain. However, a study in Toxicology, by authors at the Skeletal Muscle Lab, Institute of Integrated and Honors Studies, Kurukshetra University, India, finds that a widely used synthetic pyrethroid i…

(Beyond Pesticides, October 7, 2026) A study of a mechanism of toxicity ignored by regulators and risk assessors underscores the extraordinary harm and illogic of widespread pesticide use, identifying the ability of the neonicotinoid (neonic) insecticide acetamiprid (one of the first of this family of chemicals to be introduced) to kill brain cells. The study, “Toxic effects of Acetamiprid on the…

(Beyond Pesticides, October 6, 2026) In a study of obesity and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), researchers find that prenatal and childhood exposures impact “metabolic and inflammatory pathways, predisposing children to obesity that persists into adolescence.” In particular, exposure to organochlorines and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as well as pesticide mixture…

(Beyond Pesticides, October 5, 2026) The responses to the nonpartisan Candidate Questionnaire, Agrichemicals and the Future of Food and Farming in the United States—sent to all those running for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives—shows a wide and deep knowledge of pesticides and organic agriculture issues by those early respondents who are mostly challenging front runners in congression…

(Beyond Pesticides, October 2, 2026) Occupational exposure to pesticides and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the subject of a literature review published in Cureus. The analysis of U.S. adults includes basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The review, conducted by an international team of researchers, highlights a disproportionately elevated cancer risk among workers. “…

(Beyond Pesticides, October 1, 2026) The 43rd National Forum Series, Advancing Science on Pesticides, Taking Action in Harmony with Nature, and Sustaining Life —scheduled to begin on October 21, 2026, 1:00-3:30pm (Eastern time, US)—will focus on cutting edge science that both (1) defines the limitations of health and environmental protection standards governing allowed toxic pesticide use and (2)…

(Beyond Pesticides, September 30, 2026)—In comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Beyond Pesticides condemned the agency for failing to protect public health and the environment from sewage sludge (biosolids) fertilizer contaminated with toxicants including persistent “forever chemicals,” PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). While warning the public to protect itself f…

(Beyond Pesticides, September 29, 2026) Beyond Pesticides announced today the release of a nonpartisan Candidate Questionnaire, called Agrichemicals and the Future of Food and Farming in the United States (web-based version and PDF version), on pesticides and alternatives for those seeking Congressional office. The three-part questionnaire—for all federal candidates for the U.S. House of Represen…