herbicides

Citing widespread supply chain problems, four major farm groups are urging EPA not to impose new restrictions on herbicides.

Bayer says the EPA’s favorable conclusion about the safety of glyphosate reaffirms the extensive body of science that continues to support the safety of herbicides.

Pesticide costs, have been on the rise since 2000. pesticide expenditures, currently account for 3.1% of total ag costs, lower than their all-time high in 1998 at 4%.

Dicamba complaints are down. A story from agriculture.com says one thing farmers have started to appreciate is dicamba is not as forgiving as other herbicides.

China putting an additional import duty of a 25 percent increase, to the existing 12 percent, on U.S. pork. Improvements made to the Margin Protection Program.

Ag committees are sorting through dozens of requests for increased Farm Bill funding. USDA reports corn and soybean export sales were above most pre-report estimates, while wheat sales were below expectations.

**To help determine how to implement the GMO labeling law signed into law last year, USDA’s Ag Marketing Service has questioned stakeholders on topics from how to deal with allowable thresholds for bioengineered substances TO the specific labeling language allowed...

** An extension business management specialist says building employer leadership will help ensure farm operations successfully recruit and retain ag labor. Betty Berning with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield a strong U.S. economy has resulted in a dwindling workforce for many farmers, especially those in dairy and specialty crop production...

Donald Trump message to rural Western Florida farmers yesterday was was a popular one, especially when he explained that he was their best chance of stopping over regulation of the EPA. He assured the farmers that despite the media’s attempt to sabotage his campaign he was winning...

Just as Egypt announced a restructuring in its agriculture quarantine authority and reaffirmed its .05 percent limit of ergot contamination in wheat, the authority now says it will continue to apply a zero tolerance policy. The zero ergot policy will remain in place, according to Egypt’s quarantine authority, until new legislation is issued...