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Why Growers Should Transition to Eco-Friendly IPM Instead of Using Harmful Pesticides
Five Essential Facts About Pesticides on Fruits and Vegetables
EWG breaks down the latest research on pesticide levels on fruits and vegetables, and how you can make smart choices for your family.
How grain growers are still harvesting crops in drought
The drought is relentless but some grain growers are still managing to harvest crops, and what they have discovered could be the way of the future.
How to navigate the last few steps of a farm transition
The possibility that the farm will succeed to the next generation is a huge factor in how current farm operators approach transition. It can influence their thinking, their actions and the farm business in both bold and subtle ways.
How to Use Beneficial Insects
Today many large-scale growers and backyard gardeners make use of beneficial insects, bacteria and other organisms.
Think You’re an Expert Grower?
At GreenCoast Hydroponics our staff is composed of expert growers. Think you’re an expert grower? Want to join our family? View our available job openings.
How Can Pesticides Be Safe?
Many people may find it difficult to imagine how a pesticide could ever be safe. To understand how that is possible, it is helpful to make...
How to Handle Pumpkin Problems
As the weather starts to feel a little bit like fall, I usually start to get more pumpkin questions as problems start to appear in grower fields. I have talked
Unsolicited seeds raise questions
If you have received any unmarked seeds in the mail, it could be part of a potentially harmful scam.
How To Avoid Pesticides In Food and Water
Pesticides and fertilizers are not only on the outside of your fruits and veggies - they're in your water too.
May rain gives flying start to crop growers
May rainfall boosts soil moisture profile in some parts of Victoria.
How to Protect Your Pet from Toxic Pesticides
Never apply pesticides to your yard -- if you use a lawn care service, don't allow them to use chemicals.
How to Make Your Own Natural Garden Pesticides
Natural pesticides for plants are less expensive than buying commercial pesticides, and they are much safer for your garden, your family, your pets and the environment. There are homemade natural pesticides for plants that are cheap and easy to make and they are as effective as some commercial pesticides on the market. You don’t need …
Do I Have To Use Pesticides On My Landscape?
With the bugs and insects living amongst your plants, do you necessarily need to use pesticides on your landscape? Click here to find out!
How to actually remove pesticides from your fruit
There’s a lot to worry about when it comes to food—or rather, there’s a lot that people want you to worry about.
Read twice, measure once: How to read a pesticide label
To prevent problems, take the time to learn to read pesticide product labels carefully.
Should Pesticides Like Paraquat Be Banned? Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?
Should Pesticides Like Paraquat Be Banned? Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits? You may have heard about the risks of exposure to some pesticides and herbicides, but many people haven’t heard about one of the most dangerous herbicides on the market, a chemical known as paraquat. Research shows a link between exposure to the deadly...READ MORE
Three Easy Ways to Avoid Pesticides in your Baby’s Diet
Find out how you can avoid pesticides in your baby's diet with these three easy to follow pieces of advice.
What you can do to keep your kids safe from pesticides
Pesticides can have serious effects on the health of young kids, but there are things you can do to keep yours safe.
5 Critical Steps for Evaluating Ag Tech Opportunities for Your Growers
These five tips may help increase your confidence in successfully implementing and managing technology for growers.
Good hemp seed or 'garbage'? Growers say standards needed
(AP) — A unit of wheat is called a bushel, and a standard weight of potatoes is called a century.
