EPA released an order on March 29 denying in full the petition requesting that the agency revoke all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. EPA now will move forward on updating and revising…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…Rooney, Agricultural Council of California; Eric Holst, Environmental Defense Fund/California State Board of Food and Agriculture; CDFA Secretary Karen Ross; Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch/CDFA Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel;…
Air Quality Discussions Include ‘No-Farm Days’
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District produced a long list of measures that would be needed to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) air quality standards. The list…
Farm Bureau Praises EPA Chlorpyrifos Decision
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall today applauded Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for rejecting a petition that would have eliminated the use of chlorpyrifos in agriculture. “Farmers…
NFU Urges Trump Administration to Oppose Dow-DuPont Merger
…merger, if approved by the U.S. Justice Department, would create the largest biotechnology and seed firm in the U.S. “The reduction in competition that would be wrought by a Dow-DuPont…
Study Find Some Confusion Regarding New Fuel Choices
…Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With higher ethanol blends available for sale, such as E15, E30 and E85, it’s up to all of us to educate consumers about selecting the right…
Guayule: Past Meets Future
…Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $17 of economic impact….
National 4-H Conference Delegates Brief Agriculture Committee Members on the Importance of Agriculture in the U.S.
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research held a briefing for members featuring National 4-H Conference Delegates. Thirteen young leaders attending the National 4-H Conference in Washington,…
Trump Executive Order Reverses American Climate Change Progress, Leadership
…agencies to consider climate change in environmental reviews and a November 2013 order instructing the federal government to prepare for the impacts of climate change. “For American farmers, truck drivers,…
Judge Approves Settlement to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
…spreadsheets released by the agency: only the city, county, zip code and permit status of an operation will be released. The agreement also requires EPA to conduct training on FOIA,…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…U.S. patents analyzed, 950 featured LGUs as one of the original assignees. Patents focused on next-generation applications in biotechnology, life sciences, and physical sciences. Top patenting topics informed by capacity…
EU Approves Dow DuPont Merger with Agreement to Sell R&D Assets
…Monday after Dow and DuPont agreed to address concerns that the merger would leave few incentives to produce new crop protection products in the future. An EU spokesperson taking part…
President Signs Resolution to Repeal BLM Planning 2.0
…BLM by prioritizing social and environmental change over ensuring the multiple use of public lands. Lane says the Public Lands Council looks forward “to working with the new Administration to…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
…of considerations: agricultural producers, other competing industries, consumers and the communities where they live, and other stakeholders. Potential impacts may include changes in economic, environmental, behavioral, social, and policy approaches…
