…appeal against the court order, ending the agency’s pursuit of listing the lesser prairie chicken. The agency gave no explanation for dropping the appeal, saying only that efforts to protect…
New Process Quickly Analyzes Acrylamide in French Fries
…about $25. The NIRS technique also gives potato breeders and processors a quicker, less expensive method to test and evaluate large numbers of potato hybrids for potential acrylamide formation, according…
November Dairy Market Report
…last summer. The average all-milk price moved from $14.50 per hundredweight last May to $17.30 in September, while the monthly Margin Protection Program (MPP) margin formula rose from $5.75 per…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…new practice for small-scale livestock grazing operations encourages greater diversity geographically and in all types of livestock operation. Small livestock operations are encouraged to contact their local Farm Service Agency…
More Cattle Culling Planned in Canada Amid Bovine TB
Thousands of more cattle are booked for culling amid a bovine tuberculosis outbreak in Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, or CFIA, announced this week a herd of animals…
Japan Still Determined on Completing TPP
Officials from Japan are urging Canada to join the fight against U.S. trade protectionism. Japan is still determined to save the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership, despite U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s vow…
Trump EPA Administrator Pick on the Horizon
President-elect Donald Trump could soon pick his choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Politico reports the shortlist includes Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Kathleen Hartnett White, director of…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
…alternative as it eases pressure on finite marine resources. Testing and regulatory approval for both the canola and the EPA/DHA enhanced canola oil is underway. The EPA/DHA enhanced canola oil…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…of the Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). “Population growth, along with environmental factors, including the growing threat of climate change, are putting increasing demand on the land, water, and…
Obama Administration Finishing Many Regulations
…over next year, despite vows by Republicans in Congress to block many of the regulations. One of the more significant rules sets preliminary steps for the Environmental Protection Agency to…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…Environmental Farming Act of 1995. The Act mandates that the Department establish and oversee an Environmental Farming Program to provide incentives to farmers whose practices promote the well-being of ecosystems…
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Canola, and Sugarbeets in the United States
…to alfalfa. The first GE HT alfalfa varieties were deregulated by USDA in June 2005. Deregulation facilitates commercialization by allowing the introduction (importation, interstate movement, and environmental release) of the…
Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
By Dennis O’Brien, Agriculture Research Service Wisconsin dairy producers are increasingly adopting a practice that makes economic and environmental sense: They plant oats in early to mid-August and either allow…
EPA Finalizes Increase in Renewable Fuel Volumes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized increases in renewable fuel volume requirements across all categories of biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. In a required annual…
