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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
The White House issued an executive memorandum today requiring the USDA, EPA and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update their strategy for regulating biotechnology products.
The chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, says that the success of USDA s marketing programs indicate a proposed non-GMO certification program could be a viable solution for consumers wanting to avoid genetically engineere
The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) asking the agency to review and limit the use of the herbicide glyphosate to prevent unreasonable adverse effects to the monarch butterfly.
AGree, an agricultural think tank with former USDA Secretary Dan Glickman as one of its co-chairs, released a report today on how to improve the food and agricultural research system, and called on Congress to hold hearings on the topic.
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More than 50 beekeeper, environmental and consumer groups are marking National Pollinator Week by sending letters to top garden retailers including True Value and Ace Hardware, urging them to stop selling neonicotinoid pesticides, which the groups link to bee deaths.