pesticides

Purdue University researchers found reducing pesticide can increase yields for watermelon growers and would likely save both farmers money.

A local farmer is taking an innovative approach to growing vegetables and fulfilling his grandfathers wish for him.

Dicamba has been known to drift off of the farm fields where it's applied and damage neighboring crops.

A state Senate bill aims to crack down on farmers and others who deliberately misuse pesticides like dicamba while giving people with minor pesticide violations a break. The bill passed unanimously in a Senate committee on Monday.

Lawmakers voted to send a bill to the governor on Wednesday that would create a working group to look into penalties for misusing pesticides.

Downpours can overwhelm treatment systems, resulting in discharges of chemical-filled water into lakes, rivers and streams.

A Purdue University study is the first to look at how non-crop plants, like those in your garden at home, expose honeybees to pesticides.