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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, November 09, 2024
Water Development Resources Development Act, Chairman Pat Roberts, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator John Hoeven, Dannon, Animal welfare, Donald Trump, GMO feed, Chairman Mike Conaway, John Gordley
The end of chlorpyrifos on farms? Not yet. An epidemiological study that linked chlorpyrifos exposure to neurodevelopmental effects in children may not be enough to support EPAs proposed revocation of tolerances for the widely used organophosphate insecticide.
The American Soybean Association is touting a new study that finds a lack of nectar sources, habitat fragmentation, and changing weather patterns are the primary contributors to a decline in monarch butterfly populations.
Children and adults who receive meals as part of the National Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) will get more whole grains and fruits and vegetables, and less added sugars and solid fats, under changes announced today by USDA@s Food and Nutrition Service.
Biotechnology innovation is happening so quickly, federal regulators can t keep up, which is why they have asked the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering for help predicting the future.
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with a meeting next week to review epidemiological data on the risks of chlorpyrifos, rejecting requests from the pesticide industry for a postponement.
Companies that want to bring a new crop protection product to market will have to spend $286 million in research and development and 11 years to ensure the highest safety and efficacy standards, according to a new report released today by CropLife International, CropLife Am
Nutrition experts at this years Food Policy Conference sponsored by the Consumer Federation of America agreed that far too many Americans fail to eat a healthy diet and placed part of the blame on journalists.
The European Parliament is recommending that the European Commission, the governing arm of the EU, renew its authorization of glyphosate for seven years and release all data used in a recent assessment of the herbicide by the European Food Safety Authority.
The �waters of the U.S.� rule is in limbo, but its potential impact is causing widespread concern among farmers, Tom Buchanan, president of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, told a Senate subcommittee today.
