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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 18, 2024
A label required by the state of California warning of glyphosate’s potential as a human carcinogen is unconstitutional, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded in a decision that could aid Bayer in its ongoing legal battle over Roundup.
“Uncertainty” was the word of the day at a congressional hearing Wednesday focused on the Biden Administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule and a pending Supreme Court decision addressing WOTUS.
The Biden administration has selected five state leaders to Rural Development and Farm Service Agency offices and the National Pork Board has tapped Dustin Oedekoven as the organization’s new chief veterinarian.
The Senate Ag Committee gains new members, USDA continues to bring new staff on board and there are several new faces at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Martha Scott Poindexter will be returning to the Senate Agriculture Committee as staff director for GOP Sen. John Boozman, and the American Seed Trade Association has hired Senate Ag Veteran Janae Brady.
The Missouri Farm Bureau selected Garrett Hawkins as its 15th president Sunday, becoming one of the youngest Farm Bureau presidents in the nation with deep roots in Missouri agriculture.
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued interim registration decisions for atrazine, simazine and propazine that would allow the herbicides to continue to be used on corn and other crops with some added restrictions.
A federal judge has reaffirmed his earlier decision that the state of California cannot require a cancer warning label on glyphosate-based products such as Roundup under its Proposition 65 law.
Companies say internet network capacity has stayed strong the last two months, but some providers are struggling to repay loans, provide internet routers, or find enough personal protective equipment to protect workers from COVID-19.
