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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 23, 2024
By most measures, 2016 was another banner year for organic production. Sales of organic farm goods increased 23 percent to $7.6 billion, double the 2011 total. But most of the organic feed grains come from abroad.
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.
In 2016, the American electorate wasn't just fed information designed to confuse them about their voting choices. They also received a steady diet of anti-"GMO" articles supplied by Russian media.
California’s Department of Food and Agriculture cannot implement a statewide program to address pest infestations, after a state judge issued an injunction late last week.
California cannot force Monsanto and other companies to place warning labels on products containing glyphosate, a federal judge ruled Monday, delivering a major victory to Monsanto and a collection of agricultural groups.
USDA wants to hear from the public and policy experts about how to push unemployed, able-bodied adults who are getting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits into the workforce.
Four Democratic senators have proposed what they are calling a “compromise” to reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, but its prospects are uncertain, at best.
EPA is seeking comments on whether pollutants from a point source that reach surface waters by traveling through groundwater should be subject to Clean Water Act permitting requirements.
