pesticide

The EPA announced a proposed rule to improve and modernize the pesticide Application Exclusion Zone requirements. A new survey finds consumers expect to pay more for groceries this year.

Can a bumblebee be considered a fish? A California state appeals thinks so.

Groups representing farmers, ag retailers, landscaping, and golf course professionals showed strong support for continued access to glyphosate.

Water projects in the West stand to benefit from the Senate’s recent passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill.

The federal appeals court set a 60-day deadline for the EPA agency to either ban agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos or set newer and safer exposure levels for the chemical.

As public health officials grapple with the impacts of the coronavirus, farmers and agricultural marketers are assessing the impact on their businesses.

**Operations are returning to normal at California farms, ranches and agricultural businesses that endured public-safety power shutoffs. The widespread outages interrupted harvest schedules for wine grapes, rice and other crops, and caused scattered produce losses due to lack of refrigeration...

Department of Justice decision to request a rehearing of chlorpyrifos pesticide case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals within 60 days.

** Both sides found something to be happy about in a federal judge’s ruling in a class-action lawsuit seeking damages from lost sales and reduced prices resulting from China’s rejection of U.S. corn shipments. A U.S. District Judge in Kansas City rejected the basis for a nationwide class on the plaintiffs’ claim, and narrowed the issues to be considered at a trial in June...

** Two top dairy groups do NOT agree on the Dairy Pride imitation dairy product labeling bill. If passed, Dairy Pride would prohibit imitation dairy products from using “milk” on their labels. International Dairy Foods Association President Michael Dykes says they have members on both sides of the issue...