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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
In a major overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act, a new rule released by the White House Wednesday would establish deadlines for completion of NEPA reviews and reduce the scope of actions needing such review.
Using a combination of predictive modeling and real-time data, some growers in the Salinas Valley should be able to better manage diamondback moths in brassica crops this summer.
Closures of meatpacking plants due to COVID-19 built up a backlog of at least 3 million hogs. With nowhere else to send them, some producers have resorted to euthanasia.
With greater sage-grouse numbers continuing to decline throughout their range in the western United States, one state is engaging ranchers to preserve habitat for the bird, known for its elaborate mating rituals.
Fast food giant Burger King launched a new social media campaign Tuesday to announce its plans to reduce methane emissions from cattle used to produce beef for their Whoppers, an effort that left many in production agriculture disappointed.
A semi-annual global fertilizer report published by RaboResearch in June shows that imports of nitrogen, phosphate and potash to North America in the first quarter of 2020 were down 22% from last year, despite an increase in the number of planted acres.
Former Vice President Joe Biden issued a $2 trillion environmental plan that makes some wide-ranging proposals for agriculture and land use, including a pledge to offer financial assistance for adoption of new climate-friendly farming practices and technologies.
Bayer and attorneys for a proposed class of potential future Roundup plaintiffs will go back to the drawing board after a federal judge expressed skepticism over the legality and fairness of their proposed settlement.
The 2018 farm bill isn’t due to expire until 2023, but there is a growing possibility that Congress could revisit the law as soon as next year either to deal with the slumping farm economy or to address climate change.
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