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Controlled irrigation, pesticides and new fertilizers can turn once-unusable land into farms.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
There’s also the pesticides – all kinds of toxicity are in stuff in legal dispensaries that’s certainly not being detected.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
The labor and civil rights leader secured higher wages, health benefits, pensions and pesticide protections for farmworkers during her decades of organizing and advocacy on their behalf.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
The union focused on organizing agricultural workers facing low wages, pesticide exposure and limited access to healthcare.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
There’s also the pesticides – all kinds of toxicity are in stuff in legal dispensaries that’s certainly not being detected.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
The labor and civil rights leader secured higher wages, health benefits, pensions and pesticide protections for farmworkers during her decades of organizing and advocacy on their behalf.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
The union focused on organizing agricultural workers facing low wages, pesticide exposure and limited access to healthcare.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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