Why is the spread of organic farms encouraging growers to use more pesticides, not less?
Robert Dedlow, owner of Kentor Canyon Farms in Fillmore, cuts organic thyme while touring his farm in 2021. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) To help California combat climate change, air quality regulators want 20% of the state’s farmland to become organic by 2045. This means converting approximately 65,000 acres of conventional fields to… Read More »