…Agency for International Development project called the “Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss.” Read more about the new moisture meter in the March 2017 issue…
Despite Rising Demand, U.S. Doesn’t Do Enough to Support Organic Transition
by Colin O’Neil, Agriculture Policy Director, Environmental Working Group More and more Americans want to avoid toxic pesticides on the foods they are buying and feeding their families. But the…
Budget Proposal Guts EPA
President Donald Trump is proposing to cut the Environmental Protection Agency budget by 31 percent by eliminating a fifth of its workforce and eliminating more than 50 programs. The proposal…
Conaway’s Comments on Trump’s Budget Proposal
…Services Committee, this is important. I also appreciate that the President’s budget proposes to block the EPA’s so-called Clean Power Plan and other job killing regulations put forward by the…
Proposed Pesticide Rules Near Schools Revised
…state. The proposed regulation would provide an extra measure of protection to public K-12 school sites and licensed child day care facilities from the risk of short-term pesticide exposure, and…
RFA Applauds Administration for Recalling Fuel Economy Rules, Allowing for a More Comprehensive Approach
…the transition, the agency clearly did not fully consider our comments, or the comments of other stakeholders. “In its MTE, EPA correctly identified technologies that will effectively improve energy efficiency…
CDFA Introduces the California Climate Investments Web Site
…public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. To date, nearly $3.4 billion has been appropriated by the State Legislature to state agencies implementing GHG…
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
…was added during the 1970s. “That third straw, government-mandated environmental protection programs, has become the biggest user. It requires exactly 50 percent of the surface-water supply designated for these programs,”…
Study Shows Crop Insurance Firms’ Returns Have Decreased
…the federal government. The findings in the study commissioned by the National Corn Growers Association are in line with benchmarks established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency….
States Impacted by Wildfires Seek Grazing Assistance
…the Emergency Conservation Program, the Livestock Indemnity Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Emergency Assistance for Livestock Program and crop insurance. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
White House files Ethics Documents with Senate Ag Committee on Perdue
…The Environmental Working Group claims that as Georgia’s governor, Perdue was “mired in ethical lapses” that “raise troubling questions about his fitness to run” the Department of Agriculture. A spokesperson…
Fresno County Farm and Nutrition Day this Week
…C. Martinez Charter Schools Alvina, Inspire, W.E.B. DuBois Sanger Unified Del Rey, Lone Star, Jackson, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lone Star, Quail Lake Environmental Charter Selma Unified Eric White, Indianola, James Garfield…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…to increase soil health, carbon sequestration, water retention and enhance surrounding wildlife habitat. The sweet– and nutty-tasting grain lends itself particularly well as an ingredient for cereal and snacks. Cascadian…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…At stake is a “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers, which would expand the agencies’ authority…
