Bayer appealing EU court's neonic ruling

08/01/18 6:03 AM By Steve Davies

Bayer is appealing a European Union court ruling that upheld EU member countries' decision to prohibit the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides as seed or soil treatment for most major crops.

European court backs neonicotinoid restrictions

05/17/18 11:43 AM By Steve Davies

Far-reaching restrictions on three neonicotinoid insecticides in the European Union have been upheld by the EU’s general court, prompting criticism from neonic manufacturers Syngenta and Bayer, and praise from environmental groups.

Neonic backers, detractors express their views to EPA

04/25/18 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

The debate over neonicotinoids' impacts on the environment continues to rage, as evidenced by comments submitted to EPA as part of the agency's review of the most widely used insecticides on the planet.

Europeans consider permanent ban on all neonics

03/07/18 6:16 AM By Steve Davies

New assessments by the European Food Safety Authority confirm the risk of three neonicotinoids to bees, EFSA said last week, and may lead to a permanent ban in Europe of the insecticides.

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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Tammy Anderson-Wise, CEO of the Dairy Council of California, explains the program they are launching to help families find school meal service sites as well as providing information to locate nearby food banks and free online nutrition resources to support distance learning.

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Washington Week in Review: Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., talks CFAP, farm labor, and more

The Department of Agriculture unveiled the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program this week, giving producers a look at how the $16 billion in direct payments will be dispersed. California Democrat Jimmy Panetta joined Agri-Pulse to discuss how the program and other key farm policy developments will be important to his district.

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