CATCH THE BUZZ – Neonicotinoids: Risks to Bees Confirmed.
Most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, according to assessments published today by EFSA. The Authority has updated…
Read MoreMost uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, according to assessments published today by EFSA. The Authority has updated…
Read MoreBy: Steve Karnowski – Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of soybean and cotton farmers across the country are taking free but…
Read MoreHow to Comment The comment period opens March 2, 2018. Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)),…
Read MoreSprinklers spray water on lawn of an east Anaheim home during mid-day on April 3, 2015. New water-wasting restrictions could become permanent in the…
Read MoreRobert Harding – robert.harding@lee.net New York has licenses for farm breweries, cideries, distilleries and wineries. If Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s push is successful, farm meaderies…
Read MoreOver 33,000 people took to the streets of Berlin, 20 January 2018, to demand a new food and farming policy that benefits small farmers…
Read More(WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2018) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. announced at the White House today a formal…
Read MoreOn Jan. 9th, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of six individuals to serve on the National Honey Board. Members and alternates…
Read MoreCanada doesn’t want to issue a blanket ban on certain pesticides which environmental groups say are killing everything from honey bees to earthworms. Instead,…
Read MoreAs you know, last month the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) announced a 90-day delay of its Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rules for agricultural…
Read MoreChuck Abbott, Successful Farming A special review panel of U.S. officials “has concluded there are no unresolved national security concerns” in the proposed purchase…
Read MorePUERTO RICO & US VIRGIN ISLANDS BEE RESCUE CAMPAIGN Help Save The Bees of the Caribbean! Please help the pollinators on Puerto Rico and…
Read MoreBy: Alan Harman Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, has been added to California’s Prop 65 list, meaning that glyphosate is “known…
Read MoreThis month, up to 400 Midwest grocery stores started quietly testing packages of sliced “Arctic Apple” GMO apples. The company won’t label its apples…
Read MoreNICK MCCANN A California appeals court slammed the state Department of Pesticide Regulation in mid-Sept., finding the agency didn’t consider alternatives before approving two…
Read MoreA coffee farmer picks fresh coffee cherries in Colombia. New climate research suggests Latin America faces major declines in coffee-growing regions, as well as…
Read MoreBritain’s organic industry is taking a major step forward, testing technology that tracks the journey of organic food from farm to shop shelf. The…
Read MoreApiculture New Zealand chief executive Karin Kos A New Zealander is charged with receiving 1,980 lbs. of stolen honey valued at $40,000, which comes…
Read MoreBOISE – Honey bees were all the buzz at the Idaho Capitol this week. Lt. Gov. Brad Little signed a proclamation declaring Saturday, August…
Read More(WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 7, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced 32 grants totaling $16.8 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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