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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency has restored 2015 regulations requiring a buffer zone where people cannot be present during pesticide applications.
In this joint opinion piece, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., highlight legislation they recently introduced to reform the Endangered Species Act.
AB 1963 requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to reevaluate paraquat by 2029. Newsom said it falls in line with his plan to eliminate the use of certain pesticides by 2050.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation banning anyone in the state from participating in octopus aquaculture or sale of octopi harvested from aquaculture activities.
Jennifer Lind joined Church Brothers Farms as director of business intelligence and analytics. Rice Fruit promoted Alexandra Roberts to vice president of culture and compliance.
The New England Produce Council announced new leadership positions: David Dearborn, Jodie Reardon, Scott Maher, and Lynn Perry.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are offering far different tax plans that would have significantly different impacts on agriculture and on federal budget deficits, according to analysts.
Georgia, the Carolinas and eastern Tennessee are facing severe damage from category four Hurricane Helene that made landfall in Florida’s panhandle Thursday flattening crops, destroying infrastructure and taking over 130 lives in the storm’s destructive path.
Once-soaring land values appear to be softening in some parts of the U.S., a trend some rural bankers expect to continue as weaker-than-normal commodity prices and high input costs weigh on farmers’ bottom lines.
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