…the pest control and crop protection services they provide,” Long said. “Many put up bat boxes on their farms to provide a home for them.” In their long journey north,…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…it “is the only program crop that does not have any long-term price or revenue protection policy in the farm bill.” The Bronwood, Ga., cotton producer said including cotton in…
USDA Expands Meat and Poultry Hotline Hours
…and preparation information by expanding the hours of its Meat and Poultry Hotline and Ask Karen chat services. As detailed in the Agency’s 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, FSIS is focusing on…
Funding to Relieve Veterinary Shortages
…government agency. Eligible applicants for rural practice enhancement programs include for-profit or nonprofit entities or individuals operating veterinary clinics in rural areas and veterinarian shortage areas as specified in the…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…PLANT BREEDING: ASTA encourages FDA, USDA and EPA to closely coordinate their activities to ensure a consistent policy approach regarding plant breeding, across the U.S. government, and for the administration…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
by Jim Mulhern, President, CEO National Milk Producers Federation If experience is the best teacher, Congress should have learned an important lesson from the experience with the dairy Margin Protection…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
…Protection Business Being Acquired The acquired portion of DuPont’s crop protection business includes an industry-leading selective insecticide portfolio consisting of Rynaxypyr®, Cyazypyr® and Indoxacarb. The first two of these products…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
…three years of financial incentives through its Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) to almond and walnut growers who adopt harvest equipment shown to reduce particulate matter (dust). The incentive payments…
Gardening and Farming Cover Crops
…around since the early 1900’s. Also called green manure, cover crops effectively nourish the soil, while adding protection from unwanted weeds, pests and disease. Easy to plant and requiring very…
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…matter. The answer is yes,” said APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine Deputy Administrator Osama El-Lissy. “If you’re not careful, you can unknowingly spread invasive pests by simply taking firewood on…
NCC Pleased With EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Action
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…
