Precision agriculture promises smarter, more sustainable farming through AI-guided spraying, drones, and precision targeting. But is modern agriculture becoming less chemically dependent — or simply more efficient at maintaining it?
A new 2025 study suggests glyphosate and urea fertilizers may interact in ways that alter soil nitrogen cycling, microbial communities, and nitrogen availability. Could modern farming systems be creating hidden long-term soil challenges beneath the surface?
We tend to think pesticides stay where they’re used. But new research suggests they can travel through the air, enter clouds, and return in rain—far from where they were applied.
A European study found pesticide residues in 70% of soils, with glyphosate appearing most often. As New Zealand prepares for independent testing, it raises a simple question — what might we find if we looked?
Wetlands are among the most sensitive ecosystems in the landscape. Research increasingly suggests that glyphosate-based herbicides can affect amphibians during their earliest stages of life. As drone spraying in the Te Henga wetlands draws attention, scientists are asking what happens when herbicides enter aquatic habitats.
Concerns have been raised about glyphosate spraying in the Te Henga wetlands of West Auckland. This article examines what’s been reported, what chemical safety documents say, and why calls for transparency are growing.
A Wairarapa floristry business is quietly proving that spray-free flowers are not only possible, but commercially viable — offering a local alternative to pesticide-dependent models.
Napa Valley’s top vineyards have stopped using Roundup after questions about soil health, consumer trust, and long-term vine resilience became impossible to ignore. Their shift away from glyphosate reveals a deeper story — one New Zealand’s growers and councils may need to confront sooner rather than later.
Farmers may have the right to farm — but do they have the right to pollute? As glyphosate residues turn up in bread, honey, milk and feed, who’s protecting our food?
What if the real danger of glyphosate-based weedkillers isn’t what they kill — but what they quietly weaken?
We talk a lot here about human health, food residues, waterways, soil organisms, and the impacts on every living thing that comes...
