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Andrew Coté, a NYC-based beekeeper, stands at his booth at the Union Square Farmers Market. He is surrounded by jars of honey.

Losing the scent

 Environment
• January 25, 2024

A new study suggests air pollution is changing flowers’ scents, throwing bees off-course

A red and black, 4-propeller drone hovers a few feet above green cotton plants in a field, emitting a fine white mist of pesticides.

A growing flock of farm drones could help with our pesticide problem

 Environment
• June 30, 2021

The U.S. is relaxing regulations on pesticide-spraying drones, and some experts believe their precision may help reduce overall chemical use.

A new pest threatens the olive harvest of Palestine

In Palestine, an iconic tree suffers, too

 Environment
• July 19, 2019

Climate change is decimating the economically crucial olive harvest — and farmers lack the resources to fight back.

Arsenic and old pesticides

 Blogs
• January 17, 2016

Pesticides used decades ago are contaminating today’s wines

 
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