…environmental change” over multiple use, and eliminating stakeholder and local input into the planning process. “It’s critical that Congress step in to halt implementation of this midnight regulation before it…
Monsanto to Appeal California Glyphosate Ruling
…nation’s leading agricultural state, saying California officials illegally based their decision to require the labels on information from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, according to the LA Times….
Former Trump Transition Leader Warns of Two-thirds Cut of EPA Staff
A leader involved in the Trump Transition team says to expect budget and employment cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency. Myron Ebell(Eb-bell) was the former head of President Donald Trump’s…
Making Spinach with Low Oxalate Levels
…Scientists with the ARS’s Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit in Salinas, California, and the University of Arkansas conducted a study to find genetic components related to oxalate concentrations in…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…certified organic farms and ranches within the 50 states. The form asks producers to provide information on acreage, production, and sales, as well as production and marketing practices. The agency…
Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps
…the Corps’ jurisdictional determinations. NCBA environmental counsel Scott Yager said the case “highlights the subjectivity of how the agencies determine the presence of a WOTUS.” He says the ruling adds…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…the Varroa mite and damage related to application of crop-protection materials. Many beekeepers have already moved at least two, eight-frame beehives into each acre of almonds. Godlin has started placing…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit over the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision last year to allow the sale of Monsanto’s XtendiMax, a combination of dicamba and glyphosate. Groups filing the…
NRCS California Offers Post-Flood Assistance
…technical and financial assistance where possible. Assistance programs through NRCS include the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Watershed Assistance “EWP allows us to…
Fish and Wildlife Proceeds with Action Despite Directive
…the order to placate radical environmental groups bent on listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken,” Brunner said. The LPC Range-wide Conservation plan is already in place across a five-state area, with…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
…and released the apps as part of a cooperative agreement with the United States Agency for International Development. His domestic collaborators include ARS ecologist Jason Karl; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service…
2016 Biodiesel Market Skunks Previous Records
…imports. Imports provide more than a third of the U.S. biodiesel market. Figures by the Environmental Protection Agency show the 2.9 billion gallons represented an 800 million gallon increase of…
Agricultural Research Service Receives Communication Guidance
…directed ARS staff not publish press releases, photos, fact sheets or social media content until further notice. A similar memo was sent to staff of the Environmental Protection Agency. However,…
Trump Freezes EPA Grants and Communications
The Donald Trump administration has ordered a freeze on grants and contracts from the Environmental Protection Agency and ordered EPA staff to halt external communications. A memo to EPA staff…
