pesticide

Example Sentences

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"Input costs have gone up, pesticides, labour, irrigation. But yields have gone down. Farmers are spending more money but earning less from mango orchards," he adds.

From BBC

The cooperative, which also trains farmers on curbing excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides, has expanded its operations with the help of external investment.

From Barron's

The absence of crop-damaging insects also means he doesn't have to use pesticides.

From Barron's

Ryerson said it was "very undervalued how important the pesticide and EPA component is to the voting population."

From Barron's

With the hip replacements, he’s limber enough to climb into the large machinery needed to harvest crops, spray pesticides, plant seeds and move hay bales that weigh roughly 1,000 pounds each.

From The Wall Street Journal