…small waterfall or pond with a cascading water feature. Always use eco-friendly methods to care for your grade and never chemical pesticides or fertilizers, which can harm wildlife and contaminate…
New Cuba Regulations Include Farm Equipment
…possible for exporters to directly finance shipments of tractors, pesticides and other goods used in agriculture, avoiding cash in advance requirements that apply to transactions for agricultural commodities. The National…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
…is enhanced by stopping the use of GMO processes. During the last 20 years, advancements in agricultural technology have allowed farmers to use less pesticides and herbicides, fossil fuels, and…
Edible Wild Plants
…-Garlic Mustard -Miner’s Lettuce -Common Cattail -Wild Ginger -Wild Strawberry -American Elderberry -Wild Rose Also you want to make sure plants you’ve gathered haven’t been sprayed with pesticides or herbicides….
Agri View: Beekeeping Changes
…It all points to the same conclusion. Colony collapse disorder is the result of not one but perhaps dozens of reasons. More than pesticides, mites and contamination but what about…
Pesticide Pilot Program is Twofold
…safety for farm workers and also really conveying that the agricultural commissioner’s office is there to regulate the use of pesticides and part of that is protecting farm workers,” Lauritzen…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…continuously revising and updating how pesticides are used in California,” said Leahy. “While our studies continue to show that we have been protective of human health, I believe that overhauling…
Species of Bee Officially Endangered
…loss, pesticides, and a loss of genetic diversity. The Xerces (Zehr-sees) Society, named after an extinct species of California monarch butterfly, was involved in filing petitions to get bees under…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…protections to children when agricultural pesticides are applied close to schools and child day-care facilities*. Many K-12 schools and child day-care facilities are located near farming operations and increasingly teachers,…
Agri View: Bee Survival
…looking for a cure are convinced, it is a series of problems. And, they feel that the two most significant problems are pesticides and parasites. Farmer must have pesticides to…
FWS Proposes Endangered Species Act Protections for Bumble Bee Species
…lists stressors to bumble bees as pathogens, pesticides, habitat loss and climate change. The Service points specifically to neonicotinoids use in agriculture that correlates with the decline in populations. The…
Bayer-Monsanto Deal Could Offset European Regulations on Ag Biotech
…throughout Europe. The Wall Street Journal says the oversight has been driven by fierce public resistance in the EU to pesticides and other crop protection chemicals. The head of Bayer’s…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
…vigorous enforcement of California’s pesticide regulations by County Agricultural Commissioners and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation helps to ensure that growers responsibly apply pesticides in legally determined ways. The…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
…chemical ingredients they apply to agricultural commodities through fertilizers and pesticides. The program currently alternates focus each year among vegetables, fruit and key field crops. The Agricultural Resource Management Survey…