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EPA Releases Residual Time to 25% Bee Mortality (RT25) Data Reducing Pesticide Hazards for Bees

Research shows insecticides like neonicotinoids and pyrethroids, which can be found in over-the-counter products, can negatively affect bees. However, these effects can be mitigated when pesticide sprays are timed to avoid key periods when bees pollinate crops, according to Washington State University.
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Major Causes of Soybean Yield Gaps in 10 States Identified

For the past 3 years, researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and University of Wisconsin-Madison collected survey data from producer soybean fields planted in four growing seasons (2014-2017) in 10 states in the North Central region of the U.S. — Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio, Kansas and Minnesota.
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Dicamba and Temperature Inversions: Lessons Learned from 4 Years of Research

Temperature inversions are common during the growing season, and knowing how to tell if one is likely to occur may help prevent Dicamba damage on susceptible plants and crops, say researchers at the University of Missouri. Find out what their research reveals about how wind speed, cloud cover, obstructions and other factors affect temperature inversions.
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