EPA administrator addresses WOTUS, other issues with TFB members
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to protect the environment and grow the economy while still keeping the needs of U.S. agriculture in mind. During a recent visit [...]
Educational materials help students make farm-to-food connection
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has made available new educational materials to help teachers explain where food comes [...]
Monarch butterfly migration moves across Texas
Recent efforts to help preserve the dwindling Monarch butterfly population are being seen in the Concho Valley. Thousands of the [...]
Ag groups urge food companies to evaluate sustainability goals
The top U.S. farm organizations joined together to urge food companies to evaluate their sustainability goals. The groups sent a [...]
Texas cotton gin installs DNA tagging technology
International markets will pay a premium for U.S. cotton because of its high quality. And one Texas cotton gin has [...]
U.S. lifts Cuban trade restrictions
The prospect of Cuban trade for U.S. food and agriculture communities is expanding. The White House announced new proposals that [...]
EPA issues sulfoxaflor registration with limited uses
By Jessica Domel News Editor American farmers will once again be able to use popular insecticide sulfoxaflor, or Transform WG, [...]
EPA glyphosate review postponed
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appointed Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) has postponed its scientific review of glyphosate, the active ingredient [...]
Funding to monitor soybean rust dries up
Asian soybean rust has the potential to cause significant soybean yield losses. Soybean rust is a weather-driven disease in which [...]