The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $244,428 in environmental education grants to the Plumas Audubon Society in Quincy, Calif., Education Outside in San Francisco, Calif., and…
Roberts Disappointed with USDA’s Advancement of GIPSA Rules
…April 2016, I sent a letter to USDA urging the agency to reconsider issuing the rules. I heard concerns about the GIPSA rules from farmers and ranchers at a hearing…
Senate Ag Committee Urges Obama to Press China on Biotech Approvals
…agriculture biotechnology product approvals in China. The bipartisan letter contains 37 signatures, 16 of which are Senate Agriculture Committee members. The Senators write, “American producers rely on access to the…
National Organic Standards Board Appointments
…Berkeley, Calif., as an environmental protection and resource conservation expert; Steve Ela, Hotchkiss, Colo., as an organic producer representative; Sue Baird, Bunceton, Mo., as a public interest or consumer interest…
Bacterial Imbalances Can Mean Bad News for Honey Bees
…usage practices could be created to improve not only the health of honey bees but also the bacteria that live within them. ARS is USDA’s principal in-house scientific research agency….
Safer, More Effective Pest Management
…diseases on farms and in communities. The awards are made through NIFA’s Crop Protection and Pest Management Program (CPPM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program which have awarded more than…
Canada Expands TB Quarantines
…those under quarantine. The quarantines stem from an Alberta cow testing positive for bovine tuberculosis at a United States packing plant. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently reported approximately 33…
Overseas HPAI Outbreaks Prompt Import Restrictions
…nine months of 2016. Separately, the Ukraine News Agency reported an immediate ban on poultry imports from Hungary and Bulgaria following confirmation of HPAI and Newcastle disease virus. The Newcastle…
USDA Awards Funding for Market Development Programs
…has provided $5.6 billion in disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion…
EPA Will Not Change Biofuels Program
Oil industry groups recently filed several petitions with the Environmental Protection Agency requesting changes to American biofuels programs. The EPA announced this week it will deny all of the petitions….
E.U. Advisers Pushing for U.S.-Style Insurance Program
A European Union commission is looking into ways of protecting its farmers from environmental disasters and large price swings. To accomplish the goal, a group of experts are recommending that…
Environmental Regulations Early GOP Target
…the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on “Day One” in office. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan thinks regulatory relief for citizens should come quickly after Trump moves into…
EPA Approves Some Dicamba-Based Herbicides
Monsanto’s new dicamba-based weed killers were approved for use this week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The weed killers are designed for use on next generation biotech soybean and cotton…
‘One Health’ Antibiotic Awareness
…research agency—investigate antibiotic resistance in animals, fish, water, air, soil, manure and plants. For example, ARS animal-health experts reduce drug resistance by developing antibiotic alternatives. ARS food-safety experts study bacterial…
