…say Congress should investigate the waivers to the RFS granted to more than two-dozen refineries by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. In a statement released by the National Biodiesel…
EPA Chief Faces Scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers peppered Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt with questions on ethics and spending allegations that have prompted bipartisan calls for his ouster. Pruitt An Associated Press report says the…
Perdue To Allow Modified FMD Virus Onto US Mainland
…under very strict biocontainment procedures. However, with advances in technology, it is now possible to genetically modify the virus so that it is non-infectious. With this added protection, it is…
Natural Garden Pest Protection
If you have a garden, you are proud of it. You will want to keep the unwanted pests and bugs out of it. Instead of spraying chemicals, you choose to…
Agricultural Broadband Bill Important Milestone, Farm Bureau Says
…of urban Americans. Today’s tractors, harvesters and other farm equipment gather vast amounts of data to determine the precise amount of seed, water, crop protection products and nutrients to deliver…
Clean 15 Fruits and Veggies of 2018
…a fortune for them. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Environmental Working Group, or EWG, identifies fruits and vegetables that have the highest and lowest pesticide residues….
EPA Administrator Faces “Watershed” Moment
Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is approaching his two separate committee hearings in the House of Representatives with sagging support on the hill. Even his most…
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
…Farm Service Agency (FSA) authorizes local FSA county committees to accept veterinarian certifications that livestock deaths were directly related to adverse weather and unpreventable through good animal husbandry and management….
CA Judge Says Glyphosate Can Be Listed Under Prop 65
…had a right to know when it’s being exposed to cancer-causing chemicals. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic.” California subsequently…
Wildfire Aid Amendment Included in Farm Bill Proposal
…The amendment also simplifies the program administration for Farm Service Agency employees. There aren’t any guarantees the amendment stays in the finished 2018 Farm Bill. From the National Association of…
Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA
…Joel Baxley as Rural Housing Service (RHS) Administrator, and Martin Barbre as Risk Management Agency (RMA) Administrator. In addition, Perdue announced the appointment of Tommie Williams as Minister-Counselor for Agriculture…
RFA: Early Evidence of Ethanol Demand Destruction
The Renewable Fuels Association says its found evidence that RIN waivers are destroying ethanol demand. The Environmental Protection Agency has been handing out hardship waivers “like candy,” according to refining…
Groups on House Agriculture Committee Approving 2018 Farm Bill
…and Mouth Disease vaccine bank, as well as funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), research, foreign market development, and market access programs.” National Corn Growers Association: The following…
Food Waste Resonates Beyond the Trash Bin
…environmental impacts. In this study, the team notes that food waste should be factored into such efforts because of the substantial resources used to produce food, including cropland and amendments…
