Articles by Steve Davies

Vertical farming: The promise, pitfalls and the role of pot

10/04/17 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - Vertical farming holds great promise, but it must overcome challenges – most notably the cost of energy – in order to feed the world’s growing population, attendees were told at a recent Association for Vertical Farming summit.

EPA told to provide Enlist Duo species documents

10/04/17 6:05 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - EPA must either turn over records related to Enlist Duo’s effects on threatened and endangered species or fully explain its reasons for withholding the information, a federal judge ruled last week.

USDA, regulated community seem to be on same page at listening session

10/02/17 5:39 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2017 - Don’t substitute guidance for rulemaking, and get federal agencies to work better together, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue was told at a regulatory reform listening session held in the department’s Whitten building Monday.

U-California, strawberry breeders settle lawsuit over varieties.

09/27/17 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - The University of California Regents and California Berry Cultivars (CBC) have settled a lawsuit over ownership of strawberry varieties.

EPA stresses scouting in herbicide guidance

09/27/17 6:05 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - New herbicide resistance guidance from EPA recommends label language that reminds growers and applicators to scout fields before applications, report when herbicides are not doing their job effectively, “and proactively take action before escaped weeds become widespread in their fields.”

Syngenta settles corn growers' lawsuits

09/26/17 6:34 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - As many as 350,000 corn growers nationwide are likely to get a payment as the result of a settlement of lawsuits alleging Syngenta’s premature commercialization of a genetically engineered trait caused China to reject U.S. corn imports in 2013.

Bacon price up sharply in latest AFBF marketbasket survey

09/25/17 5:13 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2017 - Bacon led the pack in price increases for some commonly purchased food items included in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Fall Harvest Marketbasket Survey.

Arkansas plant board recommends April 15 cutoff for dicamba use

09/21/17 7:15 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2017 - The Arkansas State Plant Board has recommended that growers not be allowed to apply dicamba products from April 16 through Oct. 31 next year, effectively ruling out in-crop use of the herbicide. (Photo of plant board meeting courtesy of University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture)

European court ruling: Favorable for some, but may not advance GMOs

09/20/17 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2017 - A recent European Court of Justice opinion may boost the spirits of biotechnology backers, but it’s unlikely to advance the prospects for biotech agriculture on that continent.

Iowa says no to factory farm petition

09/20/17 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2017 - Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission has rejected a petition to strengthen factory farm siting requirements, saying it’s a job for state legislators.

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April 28, 2024

Dr. Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor and air quality specialist at UC Davis who also leads the CLEAR Center, concentrating on research and communications. He has been helping the global community better understand the positive impact of livestock on marginal farmlands and opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of dairy digestors and feed additives. Mitloehner wants people to make informed decisions about the foods we eat, while reducing environmental impacts.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 26, 2024: USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt on bird flu, competition

USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She joins us to discuss the latest on the bird flu outbreak and how USDA is responding.

Then, Michael Dykes with the International Dairy Foods Association and Fred Gingrich with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners join to chat more about the impact the bird flu has had on the dairy industry.

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