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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Jake Li from EPA to FWS; new NASDA leaders; Hartman begins NCGA presidency

10/02/24 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

Jake Li, who has led EPA’s efforts to comply with the Endangered Species Act, is moving to the Fish and Wildlife Service where he will take a lead role on endangered species conservation. NASDA elected new leadership at the group’s annual meeting in Indianapolis, including tapping Arkansas Department of Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward as the 2024-2025 president.

Illinois farmer Kenny Hartman assumed the role of NCGA president on Oct. 1. Whit Fosburgh joined the National Fish and Wildlife as chief development officer. Patty Cormier was elected president of the National Association of State Foresters.

EPA finalizes ESA herbicide strategy, says it's easier to implement

08/20/24 12:07 PM By Steve Davies

EPA’s final herbicide strategy, designed to protect more than 900 species listed as threatened or endangered, includes more options for growers and reduces the burden on applicators compared to the draft released last year, the agency said Tuesday.

EPA issues draft strategy to protect species from insecticides

07/25/24 1:16 PM By Steve Davies

EPA has proposed a strategy to reduce insecticide exposure to hundreds of federally listed endangered species that includes a wide range of mitigation measures addressing spray drift and erosion.

EPA hopes to make herbicide strategy easier to implement

04/17/24 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to make its endangered species herbicide strategy easier for growers to implement by adding more conservation practices and using better maps.

EPA's proposed herbicide strategy outlines mitigation measures to protect species

07/24/23 1:21 PM By Steve Davies

EPA has released a draft strategy addressing the impact of herbicides on federally endangered species in a bid to streamline legally required — but often lengthy — consultations with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

EPA proposes pesticide restrictions to protect 27 endangered species

06/23/23 3:16 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a range of mitigation measures to protect 27 endangered species the agency says are “particularly vulnerable” to the effects of pesticides.

EPA hit with court order on insecticide as it tackles endangered species compliance

11/23/22 6:21 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency got a reminder, as if it needed one, of the need for a legally sufficient plan addressing the risks of pesticides to endangered species when a federal appeals court ordered it Tuesday to issue a new assessment on an insecticide used in blueberry and citrus production.

FWS punts monarch decision to Biden administration

12/16/20 6:13 AM By Steve Davies

Despite steep declines in its numbers, the Fish and Wildlife Service has decided not to list the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act, concluding it must first work on other, higher priority species.

EPA's new way of evaluating pesticides' effects on species gets mixed reaction

03/18/20 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

EPA’s new method for determining how to evaluate the effects of pesticides on endangered species has been greeted with praise from the agricultural industry for offering a clear path forward for future evaluations, but sharp criticism from environmentalists for narrowing the universe of interagency reviews.

Feds set up interagency working group on endangered species, pesticides

01/31/18 4:25 PM By Steve Davies

Federal agencies will begin meeting formally to discuss the best way to evaluate the effects of pesticides on endangered species, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Conference Wednesday.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 15, 2024: Election results analysis from NAFB Convention

It’s official: Republicans have won control of the House as well as the Senate and White House.

Biofuel policy, the farm bill and trade could see changes under the new administration and Congress. We asked Torrey Advisory Group President Michael Torrey, NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys, American Sugarbeet Growers Assn. CEO Luther Markwart and ACE CEO Brian Jennings about their outlook from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual meeting.

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