Items Tagged with 'chlorpyrifos'

The Environmental Protection Agency is considering how to allow some continued uses of chlorpyrifos in the future, even though the chemical’s use on food crops has been revoked.

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.

The Transportation Department is announcing today that it’s making $450 million in grant funds available this year to expand port capacity, and some of that money may go towards improving the ability of ag exporters to ship commodities to overseas buyers, according to senior government officials.

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.

The top Republicans on the House and Senate Ag committees are pleading with the Environmental Protection Agency to reverse its decision revoking all food tolerances for chlorpyrifos.

More than 80 farm groups have asked the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to allow use of chlorpyrifos.

The Biden administration is putting an end to the use of chlorpyrifos insecticide on food crops, provoking a backlash from some ag groups.

Higher prices for meat and other foods are helping fuel the inflation that is pinching consumers.  Supermarket prices rose 0.8% in June, driven by a 2.5% increase for meat, poultry, fish, and eggs. Beef prices rose 4.5% last month.