The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule regarding Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs). PIPs are classified as pesticidal substances that are produced by plants, along with the genetic…
Making Strides in Funding Water Infrastructure Improvements
…that need to happen. The Bureau of Reclamation is getting money from two significant federal funding sources, from the infrastructure bill and Inflation Reduction Act. It will bring billions of…
Former Mexico Trade Negotiator on USMCA Specialty Crop Protections
…USMCA as well as the NAFTA agreement it replaced. He says the protections within the USMCA are important to consumers as well as producers. “At the end of the day,…
INSV Infections Low to Start Season, But Concerns Remain with Drying Conditions
…Environmental Science and Resources at Braga Fresh, and member of the INSV Task Force. The wet weather has kept areas of the Salinas Valley greener much further into late spring…
Producers Still Have an Opportunity to Apply for USDA Revenue Loss Programs
…through organizations such as the Rural Coalition, Farmers Legal Action Group, and the Rural Advancement Foundation International. “Farm Service Agency recognizes that there is a learning curve for producers applying…
Learn About GMOs with the FDA
…of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched Feed Your Mind, the Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative, to help consumers better understand genetically engineered foods, commonly called…
Lab-Grown Meat Carbon Footprint Potentially Greater than Retail Beef
…Researchers at the University of California-Davis found that lab-grown or “cultivated” meat’s environmental impact is likely to be “orders of magnitude” higher than retail beef based. Researchers conducted a life-cycle…
AgNet Weekly: Kenneth Smith Ramos, Former Mexican Chief Negotiator
Kenneth Smith Ramos, former Mexican Chief Negotiator for the NAFTA and USMCA trade deals and current partner at AGON, was one of the speakers at this week’s USMEF Spring Conference….
Sustainable Pest Management Grants Awarded by DPR
…a cornerstone of DPR’s mission to advance sustainable pest management and continuously improve the state’s protection of people and the environment,” DPR Director Julie Henderson said in a news release….
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 05-26-23
…how Proposition 12 could end a pork producers farm, lab-grown meat having a larger environmental impact than real beef and CARB advancing the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation despite the lack…
EPA to Recommend Delaying Electric Vehicles Biofuel Program
Electric car, Charging station Image by Lee Rosario from Pixabay The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends a delay in an electric vehicle program. That’s coming up on this land of…
Supreme Court Limits WOTUS Authority
The broad authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its administration of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule has been curbed. A decision issued by the U.S. Supreme…
USDA Seeking Feedback on Prevented Planting Coverage
…several different prevented planting topics. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is organizing a series of listening sessions as part of outreach efforts to garner industry feedback. “We truly care what…
Colorado River Agreement: ‘Important Step Forward’
…Reduction Act. The amount of compensation is expected to be approximately $1.2 billion. The remaining 700,000 acre-feet of water will be conserved through voluntary reductions by Lower Basin states. Prior…
