Articles Tagged with ''Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act''

Daybreak Jan. 31: Demand still outpaces conservation funding

01/31/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Funding for farm bill conservation programs has risen sharply, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. But demand is growing, too.

Growers' dicamba challenge belongs in district court, D.C. Circuit rules

07/21/23 4:24 PM By Steve Davies

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A federal appeals court says it doesn’t have jurisdiction over a challenge to dicamba registrations brought by soybean and cotton growers, leaving the herbicide's fate in the hands of a pair of district courts entertaining somewhat differing lawsuits.

Seed and soybean groups blast EPA rule on plant-incorporated protectants

05/25/23 4:23 PM By Steve Davies

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An EPA rule regulating plant-incorporated protectants received swift criticism Thursday from groups representing the seed industry and soybean growers, who said it would hamper innovation.

Daybreak Nov. 15: Ag groups ask Congress to affirm FIFRA authority

11/15/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

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Agriculture groups are calling on Congress to expressly state that the nation’s pesticide law preempts states’ authority to craft their own warning labels for products.

Solicitor General agrees federal pesticide law doesn't preempt state Roundup claims

05/10/22 6:47 PM By Steve Davies

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The nation’s pesticide law does not preempt state-law claims such as those that have resulted in multimillion-dollar judgments against Monsanto for Roundup exposure, the nation’s top lawyer said in a brief urging the Supreme Court not to grant the company's request to reconsider a lower court ruling.

Appeals court turns down request to halt chlorpyrifos ban on food crops

03/17/22 3:36 PM By Steve Davies

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A federal appeals court has rejected an effort by farm groups to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s revocation of food tolerances for chlorpyrifos, which went into effect Feb. 28.

EPA denies growers' objections to chlorpyrifos tolerance revocations

02/25/22 12:20 PM By Steve Davies

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The Environmental Protection Agency is standing by its decision to revoke all chlorpyrifos tolerances, clearing the way for a court to decide whether to allow continued use of the insecticide.

Court battle over chlorpyrifos rages as Feb. 28 tolerance revocation looms

02/23/22 6:54 AM By Steve Davies

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Farmers will be banned from applying chlorpyrifos to food crops starting Monday unless farm groups can persuade an appeals court to intervene, and experts say many growers lack reliable alternatives for controlling insect pests.

Bayer petitions Supreme Court to review Roundup exposure case

08/16/21 12:07 PM By Steve Davies

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Bayer has filed a petition with the Supreme Court requesting the review of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld a $25 million award to a California man who alleges exposure to Roundup caused his Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Daybreak March 26: House Ag prepping Black farmer bill

03/26/21 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

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House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott says he’ll be working with Republicans on a landmark bill to help Black farmers, following on the debt relief that was part of the new stimulus package.

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06.19.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Mary Boote on Global Farmer sentiment

The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

Plus, Global Farmer Network founder and CEO Mary Boote discusses how farmers around the world have responded to U.S. trade and tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration, as well as technology adoption trends from GFN members in 70+ countries in 6 continents.

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