Corteva will cease manufacturing of chlorpyrifos

02/06/20 1:42 PM By Steve Davies

Corteva Agriscience, a major manufacturer of the insecticide chlorpyrifos, will stop making the chemical at the end of the year.

Supreme Court may address CWA's treatment of groundwater — or not

05/01/19 6:35 AM By Steve Davies

Agricultural groups seeking to limit EPA’s jurisdiction over groundwater under the Clean Water Act are looking to a Supreme Court case for relief, but new developments in Hawaii could nix that opportunity.

EPA given 90 days to make decision on chlorpyrifos

04/19/19 3:15 PM By Steve Davies

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has given the Environmental Protection Agency 90 days to decide whether to allow the use of chlorpyrifos.

DOJ lawyer tells court EPA could have chlorpyrifos decision soon

03/27/19 5:30 AM By Steve Davies

EPA will make a decision about whether to revoke food tolerances for chlorpyrifos within 90 days of receiving an order from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, a Justice Department lawyer promised a 9th Circuit panel during oral arguments Tuesday.

Appeals court nixes health warning on sugary drinks

01/31/19 4:56 PM By Steve Davies

A San Francisco law requiring a health warning in advertisements for sweetened beverages probably violates the First Amendment, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

As dicamba decision looms, judges hear from EPA, enviros

08/29/18 5:36 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency failed to take into account the risks associated with dicamba before allowing Monsanto's Xtendimax formulation of the herbicide to be used for the 2017 growing season, lawyers for environmental groups and small family farms told a federal appeals court Wednesday.

Court strikes down Idaho's ag-gag law

01/10/18 6:32 AM By Daniel Enoch

The Idaho Attorney General’s office said it’s reviewing a federal appeals court decision striking down the state’s ag-gag law, which criminalized hidden-camera recordings of farm operations.

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. Few events in history have been as challenging as the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture makes up one-fourth of Arkansas’ GDP and has hit the state’s rural economy especially hard. As a member of both the Agriculture and Appropriations Committees in the Senate, Boozman approves of additional funds to support the industry but is keeping an eye on the additional financial burden. He supports the Agriculture Department and Secretary Sonny Perdue’s guidelines for dispersing CFAP funds, is in favor of increased annual limits for the Commodity Credit Corporation, and believes the silver lining of the pandemic may be heightened efforts to improve rural broadband service.

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