Pesticide

GreenLight Biosciences Secures EPA Registration for New Bioinsecticide, Calantha, Historic Step Towards A Safer and More Sustainable Food System

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Following the federal and state approvals, the company has now successfully sold and shipped its first order.

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  • Following the federal and state approvals, the company has now successfully sold and shipped its first order.
  • "The registration of Calantha marks not just a milestone for our company, but a quantum leap for farmers, our food system and security, and people," said Andrey Zarur, Chief Executive Officer, GreenLight Bio.
  • We are thrilled to witness the impending impact of this commercial chapter of our company in creating a more sustainable future."
  • GreenLight Bio's breakthrough platform, capable of economically producing dsRNA, fuels its robust pipeline of additional innovative insecticides, fungicides and herbicides.

How drinking sustainable wine can help vineyards and the planet

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The wine industry has faced criticism over its environmental, economic and social sustainability more generally.

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  • The wine industry has faced criticism over its environmental, economic and social sustainability more generally.
  • which have the greatest potential to drive much needed systemic change to improve sustainability across the wine industry.

Bottling grapes

  • Conventional wine production is not inherently sustainable, degrading land, water and air while reinforcing social injustices and inequity.
  • Less visible are the social injustices experienced by many of the critical migrant workers employed during the grape harvest.
  • In the 2023 harvest, two human trafficking investigations were launched in Champagne.

Growing actions

  • Both small and large producers in the U.S., France, and New Zealand are using lighter bottles to reduce their environmental impact and save money.
  • Alternatives to glass bottles with lower carbon footprints do exist, including bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), paper bottles, boxed wine, wine on tap and aluminium cans.
  • Unfortunately, customers can be hesitant to buy wine in these alternative formats, perceiving it to be of lower quality.
  • Most wine producers employ more conventional grape growing methods, which in many cases are being adapted to create more sustainable practices.

Encouraging sustainability

  • However, these efforts to improve sustainability have been uneven and inconsistent, confusing consumers wanting to make an informed decision when purchasing wine.
  • Consumers seek easy ways to identify sustainable wine, such as clear visual cues on labels and trustworthy sustainability certifications.


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How industrial agriculture is disturbing the nitrogen cycle and undermining conditions for life on Earth

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed – and industrial agriculture are the main culprit.

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  • Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed – and industrial agriculture are the main culprit.
  • This notion of overstepping boundaries is clear in regard to the best-known limit of them all: that of climate change.
  • Yet in the case of the planetary boundary for nitrogen, exceeding the threshold is different, as it is the industrialisation of agriculture that is largely, and more complexly, responsible for breaking the limit.
  • But how can agriculture affect the nitrogen cycle?

The natural nitrogen cycle

  • First, we need to understand the natural cycle of carbon and nitrogen – two of the main elements that form living matter.
  • So, the boundaries of the nitrogen cycle have to remain local: any loss of nitrogen brings about a risk of soil depletion, which jeopardises continued plant growth.
  • The amount of nitrogen that is lost in the atmosphere and in groundwater is therefore considerable, and this loss makes nitrogen the main limiting factor in plant growth.
  • They do so through a symbiotic association with bacteria that have enzymes needed to convert molecular nitrogen into proteins.
  • It is this symbiotic fixation that offsets the natural environmental loss of nitrogen and ensures that terrestrial ecosystems function perennially.

Farming and fertilisation

  • Each time plants are harvested, the nitrogen contained in them is carried far away from the plot of soil where it came from.
  • That is the purpose of fertilisation.
  • There are many methods of fertilisation.
  • Indeed, this method was the basis of traditional systems of polyculture and livestock farming.
  • They quickly made traditional polyculture and livestock farming obsolete and paved the way to intensified and specialised agriculture, which was henceforth coupled with the heavy chemical industry.

Environmental nitrogen loss

  • In this accelerated flow of nitrogen, what causes trouble is the environmental nitrogen loss that results from it.
  • Indeed, the more nitrogenous fertilisers are used to increase crop yields, the less the added nitrogen is effective and the greater the losses through leaching and volatilisation.
  • What we call the nitrogen surplus is the excess of nitrogen put into the soil in relation to the quantity actually taken away through harvesting.

Feeding the world without ruining it

  • But can we reasonably scale down intensive farming without jeopardising the food security of a world that will have 10 billion mouths to feed by 2050?
  • Yet we can only do so if three major structural changes are made to the entire agrifood system at the same time as intensive agriculture is toned down.
  • On the contrary, this model of agriculture has now been clearly identified as a factor that disturbs the Earth’s system profoundly.
  • AFP and The Conversation France have maintained their editorial independence at every stage of the project.


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Jennifer Patterson joins Haug Partners LLP’s Antitrust group

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Haug Partners LLP is excited to welcome Jennifer Patterson as a partner in its New York office.

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  • Haug Partners LLP is excited to welcome Jennifer Patterson as a partner in its New York office.
  • Ed Haug, Chairman of the Firm, had this to say about Jennifer’s addition: “As we start 2024, we are very excited to welcome Jennifer Patterson as partner in our antitrust practice.
  • We welcome Jennifer to our already robust and very successful antitrust practice.”
    In joining the Firm, Ms. Patterson commented: “I was drawn to Haug Partners because of its sophisticated antitrust litigation practice and its integrated IP platform.
  • Haug Partners LLP is a national law firm that provides integrated, multidisciplinary legal services in the areas of Intellectual Property, FDA law, and antitrust and commercial transactions.

Tampon Market Global Industry Report 2023: Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2028 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

The "Tampon Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Tampon Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global tampon market size reached US$ 5.0 Billion in 2022.
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global tampon market?
  • Who are the key players/companies in the global tampon market?

SenesTech Signs Expanded Distribution Agreement for Evolve™ Soft Bait Sales into the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

PHOENIX, Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNES; "SenesTech" or the "Company"), the leader in fertility control to manage animal pest populations, today announces the expansion of its distribution agreement with Pesterminators Pvt Ltd to include the deployment of EvolveTM. This expansion also extends the territory into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market through the Pesterminators subsidiary, TCS Global for General Trading LLC in UAE.

Key Points: 
  • This expansion also extends the territory into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market through the Pesterminators subsidiary, TCS Global for General Trading LLC in UAE.
  • "This expansion is part of our regional strategy as we collaborate with Pesterminators and follows the successful deployment of our ContraPest products into the Maldives.
  • This expanded distribution agreement incorporates their initial stocking order for Evolve as well as an expanded territory that now includes the UAE," said Joel Fruendt, SenesTech's president and CEO.
  • Pesterminators is committed to introducing sustainable solutions for the pest management segment and holds a solid position in the UAE.

Global Pet Food Industry Report 2023: A $160+ Billion Market by 2028 - Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunities and Forecasts Featuring Mars Petcare, Nestle, Hill's, and J.M. Smucker - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

The global pet food market size reached US$ 118.9 Billion in 2022.

Key Points: 
  • The global pet food market size reached US$ 118.9 Billion in 2022.
  • This report provides a deep insight into the global pet food industry covering all its essential aspects.
  • Moreover, several pet food associations and federations have introduced strict legislation for the manufacturers to produce safe and high-quality pet food.
  • Global Pet Food Market Drivers:
    As pet food helps in combating skin allergies and infections as well as improving the overall health and life expectancy of pets, the owners are increasingly looking for pet food products that address these health concerns.

Can golf courses help save the planet? Ask a herd of wild pigs

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

But no, this was not Just Stop Oil back for another round, nor the result of a disgruntled golfer.

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  • But no, this was not Just Stop Oil back for another round, nor the result of a disgruntled golfer.
  • Javelinas (or peccaries) are small but feisty relatives of the domesticated pig, found across the southern US and into South America.
  • A study of wild boar in Spain revealed that they raided golf courses less often during the COVID lockdown, when hunting was curtailed.

The bogey of management

  • But these benefits depend on good management to create a mix of habitats, including flower-filled rough grass, scrub and woodland.
  • Wildlife-friendly golf course management can even benefit the game itself.
  • Water draining from these courses may be polluted with pesticides or nutrients that alter the algae in adjacent streams.
  • French golfers have it easy compared with some of the creatures roaming the fairways in other countries.
  • Florida’s golfers, for example, would do well to keep an eye out for alligators.
  • The Arizona course staff were understandably horrified by the damage done, but the javelinas have their fans too.

Rewild the fairway

  • In the US, the total number of golf courses is declining, with more closures than openings since 2006 – many of them abandoned with no new purpose in mind.
  • Reversing the drainage from derelict courses could create new wetland habitats capable of stalling floods during heavy rainfall.
  • Projects to reverse this damage and rewild golf courses are springing up in England, the US and Australia.
  • The usefulness of pigs and their kin for grubbing up the land is widely recognised in rewilding projects.
  • It has become fashionable among opponents of rewilding to criticise this approach to nature conservation for taking land out of food production.


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Baby Gourmet Foods Issues Product Recall for Little Gourmet Organic Mealtime Bowls - Veggie Beef Lasagna and Little Gourmet Organic Mealtime Bowls - Veggie Chicken Pasta

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

No other Baby Gourmet or Little Gourmet products are affected by this recall and no incidents related to these products have been reported to date.

Key Points: 
  • No other Baby Gourmet or Little Gourmet products are affected by this recall and no incidents related to these products have been reported to date.
  • Since inception, Baby Gourmet has been committed to providing the best and cleanest food for families.
  • Baby Gourmet became the first baby food brand in Canada to earn the esteemed Clean Label Project Purity Award.

  • "The safety of infants and children is Baby Gourmet’s top priority,” said Jen Carlson, co-founder of Baby Gourmet.

DaySavers By Custom Cones USA And Acclaimed Artist Becks Launch Limited-Edition Pre-Rolled Cone Products

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Becks, the creative force behind the acclaimed BUD&DOOBIE collectible figures, is known for cleverly, beautifully, and playfully intertwining cannabis and culture into bold and exciting statues.

Key Points: 
  • Becks, the creative force behind the acclaimed BUD&DOOBIE collectible figures, is known for cleverly, beautifully, and playfully intertwining cannabis and culture into bold and exciting statues.
  • As part of the partnership between the DaySavers brands and Becks, the artist's unique and engaging artwork will be displayed on custom artist-edition packaging for DaySavers cones.
  • Each product will be designed by Becks, Ze Florist, Marlon Pruz, Artlanta, and Keekeh, making them true, one-of-a-kind products.
  • “Myself and the entire DaySavers team are extremely excited to announce this partnership with Becks, Ze Florist, Marlon Pruz, Artlanta, and Keekeh.