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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, October 03, 2024
The Biden Administration joined environmental groups, four tribal governments and the states of Washington and Oregon on Thursday in unveiling a $1 billion plan meant to halt salmon declines in the Columbia and Snake River system.
EPA did not adequately analyze the impact of streptomycin on pollinators or endangered species, a federal appeals court concluded Wednesday, vacating the agency’s 2021 approval of the antibiotic for use on citrus.
The Center for Food Safety, Beyond Pesticides and several farmworker advocacy groups are pushing the EPA to cancel glyphosate's registration in light of a federal court decision that found fault with the agency's human health assessment.
The U.S. agricultural industry had a successful sojourn in Dubai, with dozens of industry and government officials bringing the message that farmers can address climate change using a “climate-smart” approach that does not sacrifice production.
The latest Environmental Protection Agency’s Hypoxia Task Force report to Congress concludes farmers and ranchers are succeeding in reducing nitrogen runoff in the Mississippi River watershed, but additional efforts are needed to meet phosphorus load reduction goals.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pronounced himself pleased with U.S. efforts at the COP28 climate change meeting in Dubai, citing, in particular, a declaration signed by 152 countries outlining “the steps that need to be taken in order to ensure that we can produce the food necessary to meet the nutritional needs of the world now, and in the future, in light of a changing climate.”
Rep. Austin Scott, the Georgia Republican who chairs the House Agriculture subcommittee that oversees commodity programs, says it’s time to split the farm bill.