GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest

An article posted by DenGarden - Home and Garden News, tells us, "Every home gardener can agree that our gardens are a sacred place, our area of zen, a space of relaxation. Taking our morning coffee to the garden to get our hands a little dirty, water our plants and harvest our crops. Every home gardener will tell you all about their love for the garden but we all avoid one topic… weeds.

"Gardener @simonakeroydgardener posted to TikTok a video showing us how to get rid of weeds and prep our beds for the following season with barely any work involved."

“'Gene-editing livestock to quickly produce desirable traits for improved food production is a viable strategy for helping feed the planet’s growing population,'” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said, but scientists argue the gene-editing technology involved has not been proven safe."

An article from Planet Natural Research Center reports, "EPA requires agricultural advisement on the popular growth amendment.

Kelp extract now  "requires careful labeling. No fruit or vegetables, say a tomato, can be pictured on the label. That would be a violation of EPA rules and would carry a stiff fine."

According to an article posted by Science.org, "Fake scientific papers are alarmingly common.

“'It is just too hard to believe' at first, says Sabel of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg and editor-in-chief of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. It’s as if 'somebody tells you 30% of what you eat is toxic.'”

The New Lede reports, "Federal regulators are poised to allow US farmers to start applying a pesticide currently restricted to non-food uses on fields producing an array of food crops in a move that scientists and advocates say could threaten human and ecological health."