Conaway bill would streamline endangered species review process for pesticides

04/12/18 5:42 PM By Steve Davies

Federal wildlife agencies would consult with the Environmental Protection Agency on the effect of pesticides on endangered species in a much different way, if the farm bill introduced by House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, becomes law.

PRIA reauthorization effort going down to the wire

03/14/18 3:20 PM By Steve Davies

Once again, a budget deadline is approaching with serious implications for EPA's fee-based pesticide registration program, which has been kept alive with stopgap funding bills since the federal fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

Senators float 'compromise' on PRIA reauthorization

02/21/18 6:22 PM By Steve Davies

Four Democratic senators have proposed what they are calling a “compromise” to reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, but its prospects are uncertain, at best.

House passage of pesticide bill welcome, but funding is a concern

03/19/17 11:15 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - The crop protection industry is applauding the House of Representatives’ passage Tuesday of a bill assessing fees on pesticide registration requests to help fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs.

Land O'Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes. The nearly century-old company has recently formed a multi-year partnership with Microsoft and has helped to form a new coalition to lobby Washington for increased access to broadband in rural communities. Recognizing a lack of healthcare in rural communities and a lack of investment in technology for schools, Ford says the digital divide isn’t a rural issue, it is an American issue. Ford says Land O’ Lakes is working to provide data-rich insights to help farmers achieve improvements in profitability and sustainability.

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Opinion: Congress should fund rural broadband now

In this opinion piece, Lisa Safarian, president of Crop Science North America at Bayer, discusses the importance rural broadband has on the agriculture industry and why it needs more attention from Congress.

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Washington Week in Review: July 31, 2020: Rep. Angie Craig discusses coronavirus relief efforts

As congressional and administration leaders continue their negotiations on future coronavirus relief, Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss what she wants to see in the next bill and how she assesses the relief efforts thus far.

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