Newsom to raise pesticide fees to cover environmental justice goals

01/11/21 11:14 AM By Brad Hooker

Gov. Newsom has opened a new battle front with the agriculture industry by proposing to overhaul the mill assessment on pesticides.

DPR stalls an organic pesticide, costing industry millions

09/23/20 10:23 AM By Brad Hooker

DPR has spent five years cautiously scrutinizing an organic pesticide already registered in the U.S. since the 1960s.

EPA reasserts glyphosate safe to use, probably not carcinogenic

Agency also issues proposed decisions on neonicotinoids

01/30/20 4:54 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency reaffirms that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, is safe to use and unlikely to cause cancer.

EPA seeks comments on glyphosate registration review, petition

05/08/19 9:20 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency has kicked off comment periods on two glyphosate-related matters — one a proposed interim registration decision and one a petition to eliminate its use as a pre-harvest dessicant for oats.

Debbie Reed, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium

This week’s Open Mic guest is Debbie Reed, executive director of the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium. ESMC was established in 2017 from the Noble Foundation’s desire to discover market-based solutions to improve soil health. With tremendous energy from the private sector toward reducing greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, Reed says agriculture and forestry can play an important role in accomplishing positive environmental outcomes. Reed ways Washington is playing “catch up” to the industry’s efforts toward sustainability, but can still play a critical role to desired outcomes.

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Opinion: The Biden administration should address Mexico’s bans on genetically engineered corn and glyphosate

In this opinion piece, Daren Bakst and Gabriella Beaumont-Smith with The Heritage Foundation discuss the potential fallout from Mexico’s bans and what the administration can do.

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Washington Week in Review: May 6, 2021: Rep. Dusty Johnson on 30x30, infrastructure, beef bills

The Biden administration rolled out a plan to conserve 30% of the nation's land and water by 2030 this week, and House Ag Committee Republican Dusty Johnson is among many looking for specifics on what this means for American agriculture. In this interview, the South Dakota Republican offers his thoughts on that as well as where he sees infrastructure and beef cattle market reforms going in 2021.

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