The As You Sow report rated each company on 27 key elements of risk reduction, such as public transparency on pesticide use, identifying and reducing high-risk pesticides, and requiring suppliers ...

Over the last 12 years, he has started reducing his pesticide use and increasing the diversity of crops he plants. "It was just a vicious circle. We looked ahead and thought it's not going to get ...

In addition, crop residues can pose a health hazard to any buyer and farm worker. Reducing pesticide use while maintaining agricultural yields is a complex challenge that demands innovative solutions.

Seventeen major food manufacturers earned an average grade of F for their lack of progress in reducing pesticides in the products they sell, according to a new analysis by As You Sow, a nonprofit ...