…program so that we can make sure that we are serving everybody who was adversely impacted by those circumstances that were authorized in that act last year at the continuing…
Phase 1 NEPA Revisions Met with Criticism from Farm Groups
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has finalized adjustments to portions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Several ag groups have raised concern about the Phase 1 NEPA revisions…
Watershed Infrastructure Projects Receive $420 Million in Support
…was needed and the adeptness of our agency to act swiftly.” Today’s infrastructure announcement includes funding through two programs: the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program provides technical and…
Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our Planet
…moment to change it all. The business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. They are promoting the fact that now is the time for the…
Agronomic Minute: Monitoring for Fire Blight in Apples
…in mind so that can act accordingly to combat the disease. “Using a product like KASUMIN will give growers the help that they need. Kasugamycin is the unique active ingredient…
A-PLUS Act to Further Increase Meat Processing Capacity
The introduction of the A-PLUS Act is being largely supported by various industry organizations. The bipartisan Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act, known simply as the A-PLUS…
Preparing for Earth Day
…sites across the U.S. In 1970 there was no EPA, so no Clean Air Act or Clean Water Act. There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment….
Renewed Enforcement Discretion for Certain FSMA Requirements for Cotton
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending enforcement discretion for certain Food Safety Modernization Act requirements as they pertain to cotton. Because cottonseed is widely used as dairy…
New Workplan to Address Pesticide Approval Process
…to provide for new pesticide registrations while adhering to obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). EPA points out that the current system for registering pesticides while protecting endangered species…
‘More Significant Land Fallowing’ Expected This Year with Ongoing Drought
…is actually very evocative of 2015 which was California’s last big drought,” Nemeth explained. “There is growing evidence that suggests that perhaps this drought is actually a continuation of that…
EPA Reaffirms Efforts to Address Nutrient Pollution
…and bolstering efforts to support states, Tribes, and territories in driving nutrient reductions from all sources. EPA will also be invoking Clean Water Act authority to drive progress and prompt…
Vidalia Onions Ready for Grocery Store Shelves
…the 2022 Vidalia onion season. According to the Vidalia Onion Committee, these onions were discovered by accident during the Great Depression in the 1930s. The Vidalia Onion Act of 1986…
Week in Review: Drought Conditions Back to 2015 Levels & Cotton Acreage and Prices Up
…a memorandum of understanding. USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Robert Bonnie spoke with AgNet Media to make the announcement to our listeners. The bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act…
DWR Making Investments in Much-Needed Canal Repairs
…million initiative in the California Budget Act of 2021 to improve water conveyance systems. Other canal repairs will be taking place in segments of the Delta-Mendota Canal. The San Luis…