…grower needs to manage from year to year,” Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor David Haviland said. Management is especially important for some grape varieties. “If you are a wine or…
Scott Pruitt Confirmed and Sworn in as EPA Administrator
Pruitt Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was confirmed and sworn in as the 14th administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was confirmed and…
Conaway Statement on Scott Pruitt Confirmation
Conaway The Senate approved the nomination of Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway issued the following statement. Pruitt “I am…
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
…is excited to work with Scott Pruitt who was confirmed today as the new administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency. “National Sorghum Producers congratulates Scott Pruitt on his new position…
Copper Sulfate Kills Fungus on Fish Eggs
…formalin costs 73 cents, and copper sulfate costs 2 cents. To learn if copper sulfate was effective treating other types of fish eggs, fish toxicologist David Straus at the ARS…
House Agriculture Committee Prepares for Farm Bill by Exploring Economic Outlook in Rural America
…Agricultural Economics, College Station, TX Dr. Patrick Westhoff, Professor, Director for the Food and Agricultural Research Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Dr. D. Scott Brown, Assistant Extension Professor, University…
EPA Confirmation Vote on the Horizon
Pruitt Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ranking member Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, expects the Full Senate to consider Scott Pruitt’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
ARS Genetics Researcher Named Fairchild Medal Recipient
…Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has been awarded the 2017 David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration by the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG). This not-for-profit, non-governmental organization is based in Kaua’i,…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
MacLennan As Cargill Chair and CEO David MacLennan looks at the North American Free Trade Agreement, pulling out of the deal would have a “chilling effect on the already depressed…
Committee Vote on EPA Chief Delayed
Pruitt A boycott Wednesday led the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to delay a vote on Scott Pruitt’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The committee’s 10 Democrats…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…Crawford (AR-01), Chair Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03) Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03) Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH-07) Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08) Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12) Rep. Mike Bost…
Agri View: Hard Choices
…workers pick and package strawberries directly into boxes in the Salinas Valley of central California. Image ID:474844870 Copyright: David Litman Editorial Credit: David Litman / Shutterstock.com (Bottom right) Salinas, California,…
NMPF Lauds New House Bill
…market imitation products containing no real dairy ingredients. Introduced by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Joe Courtney (D-CT), David Valadao (R-CA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA),…
Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps
…the Corps’ jurisdictional determinations. NCBA environmental counsel Scott Yager said the case “highlights the subjectivity of how the agencies determine the presence of a WOTUS.” He says the ruling adds…