Decades of American farmers’ overreliance on both fertilizers and quick chemical solutions like pesticides and herbicides have slowly chipped away at soil health for decades.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Now, climate change is the top reason, with others including pesticides, herbicides and competition from honeybees.
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