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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 04, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to make its endangered species herbicide strategy easier for growers to implement by adding more conservation practices and using better maps.
Following months of controversy, the Ohio Power Siting Board has given the go-ahead for construction to begin next year on the largest agrivoltaic solar farm in the United States. Agrivoltaics is the dual use of land for agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy generation.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says work is progressing on vaccines for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, but scientific and trade challenges remain.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in three additional dairy herds in Michigan, the state’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced Friday.
House Democrats plotted their next steps on the farm bill after meeting Thursday to debate a brief summary of the latest GOP proposal for the legislation.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a dairy herd in North Carolina, bringing to seven the number of states where HPAI has been found in dairy cattle. The other states are Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Idaho, New Mexico and Ohio.
New Endangered Species Act rules received a mixed reaction from environmental groups and resource users, who have been watching closely to see how the Biden administration implements the 51-year-old law.
U.S. food systems will need to adapt to better protect against the consequences of climate change on food safety and public health, experts said at a recent food policy conference.
More than 60 ag groups, led by Bayer, have formed the Modern Ag Alliance to advocate for continued use of crop protection chemicals – glyphosate in particular.
The Biden administration finalized a national drinking water standard Wednesday aimed at protecting communities from exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS.
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