NASDA

JUNE 20, 2024

We support the efforts being undertaken by both career staff and the IWG to make progress on improving the process for Endangered Species Act (ESA) review for pesticide registration decisions. The IWG has made progress since the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill and its work should continue.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Letter Submitted via regulations.gov Re: Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0365; Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to Reduce Exposure of federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural Herbicides. Herbicide Strategy Framework Document Dear Ms. territories.

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Food Politics

MARCH 19, 2024

Science Magazine has this editorial headline: Reverse EU’s growing greenlash ** After several weeks of violent protests, European farmers have achieved a tactical triumph that does not bode well for the future of environmental policies. Let’s stop right here at “farmers.” This is not the right word.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The court's ruling was unequivocal in asserting that the EPA had disregarded legal mandates when it revoked tolerances for chlorpyrifos, effectively prohibiting the use of this pesticide. The court's decision today sends a resounding message to the EPA: it, too, must prioritize sound scientific principles when formulating regulations.

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NASDA

MAY 7, 2024

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) commends the subcommittee for its work in support of farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. NASDA represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of agriculture in all 50 states and 4 territories. agriculture. Agriculture Research a.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A review study by researchers at the Tokyo University of Science, published in Trends in Plant Science , explored potential for adapting plant communication via Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) to help protect plants from pests. Related ATTRA publication: Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources

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NASDA

AUGUST 7, 2023

Matuszko: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. NASDA represents the commissioners, secretaries, and directors of the state departments of agriculture in all 50 states and 4 U.S. territories. territories.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Comment RE: Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural Herbicides (EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0365) Dear Ms. territories.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that good nutrition enhances honey bee resilience against viral threats and exposure to pesticides. Specifically, the team looked at pollen collected by honey bees visiting small patches of restored prairie bordering agricultural fields in Iowa.

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The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

But if we do it right, it will have a positive ripple effect that will benefit everyone in California and will make the San Joaquin Valley a positive example around the world for agriculture, energy, and socioenvironmental justice. It is the opposite of sustainable agriculture. But how can we do things right?

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The Equation

JUNE 20, 2023

Farmworkers face many hazards while performing the labor that props up the $1.264 trillion US food and farm economy, yet a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found that federal agencies focused on agriculture and health invested an average of only $16.2 What does that do?

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 14, 2024

What agricultural problems do you address? Recently, regulations in Europe have removed a huge number of pesticides. Using pheromones from microscopic roundworms, we are controlling agricultural pests in the soil and providing eco-friendly, climate-smart, sustainable solutions to farmers. What is your value proposition?

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service. Wild cotton grows in the parched grasslands of the Sonoran Desert, surviving without irrigation, pesticides, or other human inputs that domesticated cotton depends on. An Arizona Walnut tree. Photo CC-licensed by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University.)

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Agritecture Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Over the past decade, vertical farming has been touted as just such a disruptor in agriculture. More crops, longer shelf life, no pesticides, fewer bacteria, less land, 99% less water, climate independent. So how did indoor farms widely become considered agriculture's superman in the past decade? to 01.01.22.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Powerful PR firms have worked overtime in recent years to craft a narrative that highlight farms’ potential role in mitigating climate change, but the truth is that agriculture consumes 6 percent of the world’s fossil fuel energy , and the oil and gas industries rely on industrial agriculture for one of its largest and most lucrative markets.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made her inaugural visit to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to see firsthand the ways the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is using the federal agency’s funding to advance programs, research and scholarships.

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Food Tank

JULY 24, 2024

Advocacy organizations including the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) worry that the ruling will limit the ability of federal agencies in the U.S. to effectively respond to challenges facing the country’s food and agriculture systems. Department of Agriculture and the U.S.

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NASDA

JULY 10, 2023

The rule as finalized will suppress access to agricultural innovations greatly needed to reduce inputs, adapt to a changing climate and, respond to increased pest and disease challenges while maintaining a safe, reliable, and affordable food system for a growing global population. Apple Association U.S.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 22, 2023

Yet despite the Act’s historical ties to pesticides—the discovery of DDT’s impacts on bald eagles was one factor that propelled lawmakers to begin protecting threatened species—officials in the pesticide office at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are only now starting to figure out how to comply with the law.

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The Equation

MARCH 28, 2023

I may be a romantic, but I firmly believe that we can reimagine agriculture, rural disadvantaged communities and the environment in a way that makes everyone happy. I love nature, and I see agriculture as part of nature, not as a foe. But agricultural practices, especially in California, must be updated to survive the future.

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NASDA

MARCH 8, 2024

We note that while the Agricultural Marketing Service solicits these comments, the SCCI is an overarching assemblage of programs and activities involving multiple USDA mission areas and agencies. About NASDA NASDA represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of the state departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is funding new projects in nearly every state to lower costs, expand access to clean energy and strengthen American farms and small businesses. Food & Agriculture Career Guide. Conner has led the organization with distinction for over 15 years. November 5.

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Agwired

AUGUST 30, 2024

L-R: Martha Smith, Bayer; farmer Dave Struthers; Ben Gleason, Iowa Agribusiness; and farmer Kevin Ross The Modern Ag Alliance, led by Bayer, was launched earlier this year to advocate for farmers’ access to safe and effective pesticides. ” Bayer sponsored a panel at Farm Progress Show to highlight the alliance and its purpose.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. For the FY25 budget, NIFA is suggested a $3.5

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The Equation

MAY 13, 2024

Especially when it means I can breathe outside because there is no pesticide drift, wildfire smoke, vehicle exhaust, or pungent odors. In addition, Merced County applies more than 10 million pounds of pesticides per year that contribute to the area’s poor air quality. I am into air quality. This is more than just my job.

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Agwired

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Agriculture published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. The event attracted a diverse audience interested in the future of agriculture and the potential of genome editing technologies.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program. This funding, effective Aug. Ceres Imaging announced its rebranding to Ceres AI.

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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

In normal years and in dry years, California agriculture, industry, and households draw more groundwater than we should. Agriculture is the main water user in California by far, accounting for 80% of the water use in the state. There is not enough water in California to sustain our current practices and everybody knows it.

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CABI

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In a remarkable effort to enhance agricultural practices, Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture recently hosted a pivotal training course on biological control organized and co-funded by CABI’s PlantwisePlus programme in collaboration with Sandals Foundation*.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 29, 2023

On a summer day in downtown Salinas, California, a group of farmers, biotechnology start-ups and pesticide corporations gathered to talk about the benefits of biology. While the realm of pesticides and fertilizers has been dominated by chemistry for the past eight decades, it seems like biology may soon have its day. Take BASF’s 2.0

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The Lunatic Farmer

JULY 28, 2022

I get a couple of conventional agriculture publications—yes, they still send them to me—and find it helpful to read the unfiltered language of the other side. Notice this brief statement uses the words “science-based” three times. Invoking science supposedly censors all opposition, and brands opponents as witches.

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Civil Eats

JULY 17, 2023

Agricultural runoff from both valleys is the primary input into the Salton Sea, and with that runoff comes pesticides and nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen. But a drought and reduced agricultural runoff have helped to shrink the shallow sea in the last two decades. 1 commodity for the last 64 years. In 2002, U.S.

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The Equation

JUNE 13, 2023

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) teamed up with our partners at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Representative Chellie Pingree ’s office to weigh in on the scope of the study, highlighting the need to examine the impact of different agricultural production systems.

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Agwired

AUGUST 21, 2024

The final strategy incorporates a wide range of stakeholder input, ensuring EPA not only protects species but also preserves a wide range of pesticides for farmers and growers. 19-22, covering seven states and capturing the attention of the agriculture industry and national media. The tour runs Aug.19-22, patent (no.

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Agwired

JUNE 28, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new state-of-the-art USDA grape research facility on the Cornell AgriTech campus. View the full conference schedule here.

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The Equation

MAY 14, 2024

A month later, more than 100 advocacy and labor organizations sent a letter to the leaders of both the House and Senate agriculture committees recommending nearly three dozen provisions (called “marker bills”) for the farm bill that would make the US food and agriculture system more sustainable, resilient, and fair.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 25, 2023

Dan Johnson is a professor of environmental science at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. Unfortunately, prevention isn’t as easy as spraying the larvae with pesticides. Even if a farmer does spray, there’s often a wait time between the application of a chemical pesticide and when it’s safe to harvest a crop.

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