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Daybreak: Growers slammed by another FDA alert

11/24/19 11:46 PM By Brad Hooker

Reactions to latest water war * Prop 12 lawsuit hits a snag

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Trump nominates Hahn and Biegun

11/06/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

President Trump announces his intent to nominate Stephen Biegun and Stephen Hahn to posts in his administration and NRDC hires Gina McCarthy as new president and CEO.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Lowey will not seek reelection

10/16/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Rep. Nita Lowey has announced she will not seek another term in Congress and Walmart U.S. has selected a new CEO.

Daybreak West: Enviros to pull out of Voluntary Agreements

09/24/19 12:22 AM By Brad Hooker

Newsom touts environmental justice * U.S-China meeting set

EPA, Corps scrap 2015 WOTUS with repeal rule

09/11/19 11:59 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are formally repealing the 2015 “waters of the U.S.” rule in advance of publishing a new WOTUS rule around the end of the year.

Farmers like new ESA rules, but enviros promise court battles

08/12/19 2:41 PM By Steve Davies

The Interior and Commerce departments have announced changes to the Endangered Species Act that were cheered by farmers and ranchers but harshly criticized by environmentalists, who vowed to challenge them in court.

EPA to allow continued use of chlorpyrifos

07/18/19 4:51 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency will not revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos, an insecticide environmental and farmworker groups say is a dangerous neurotoxin and should be banned.

Farm groups, enviros at odds over EPA/Corps WOTUS proposal

04/17/19 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

The Trump administration’s proposed new definition of “Waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act is either a radical policy shift that misinterprets Supreme Court precedent and will leave up to 70 percent of tributaries and half the nation’s wetlands unprotected, or it’s a constitutionally valid approach to regulating the nation’s waters that preserves the states’ lead role over water pollution control and land use planning.

Broad-spectrum insecticide chlorpyrifos a target at state, federal level

01/23/19 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

Growers in California and several other states are fighting to retain use of chlorpyrifos, a broad-spectrum insecticide environmentalists and farmworker advocates have sought to ban for years.

Stewardship is key to new FDA antimicrobial strategy

09/14/18 5:22 PM By Steve Davies

Bringing all medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in animals under veterinary oversight and promoting proper stewardship of antimicrobials are among the goals of a five-year plan released by the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine on Friday.

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USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey

This week’s guest on Open Mic is USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey. Few years have presented as many weather challenges for farmers as 2019. USDA’s Farm Service Agency has acted to lessen the effects on crop and livestock farmers as well as facilitated the Trump administration's trade assistance programs. In this interview, Northey speaks to the new signup for the Conservation Reserve Program, upcoming deadlines under the 2018 farm bill and the possibility of a third tranche of payments next year under the Market Facilitation Program.

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