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Queen gives approval to Brexit, opens new Ag markets for U.S.

Queen Elizabeth II Last Thursday gave her formal approval to legislation pulling Britain out of the European Union, setting the stage for a potential U.S.-U.K. trade deal. "The withdrawal agreement has received royal assent and is now law,"…

Important US EPA decisions coming

The EPA this year will deliver important decisions to U.S. agriculture, including on chlorpyrifos, glyphosate , the neonicotinoids, pyrethroids, atrazine and over-the-top dicamba. Rick Keigwin is the director of EPA's Office of Pesticide…

U.S. winter wheat planted area is continuing to decline by 1%

U.S. winter wheat planted area is continuing to decline, but American producers still seeded more acres this past fall than expected. According to a USDA winter wheat seedings report released Friday, American producers put a total of 30.8…

US EPA to approve first beehive uses of biopesticide to control wax moths

EPA is proposing to register a pesticide product containing Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. aizawai strain ABTS 1857 (Bta ABTS 1857) to prevent and control wax moths in beehives. This product offers beekeepers a new tool against destructive wax…

EPA finalizes list of next 20 chemicals to undergo risk evaluation under TSCA

After reviewing input from stakeholders and the public, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the next 20 chemicals to undergo risk evaluation under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Finalizing this list of…

U.S. EPA approves continued use of herbicide atrazine

EPA issued a proposed interim decision on atrazine-a widely used herbicide in sorghum and corn. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement, "With common-sense actions, we are protecting the health of our nation and ensuring that…

US EPA approves 10 Pesticides for Hemp, issues decision on Atrazine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two important actions that will help the agricultural sector protect crops from pests and weeds. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is approving…

US organic corn, soybean producers face sharp production declines

Spring weather has taken a toll on U.S. organic commodity producers, evidenced by a significant drop in overall corn and soybean production for 2019, according to a new report from Mercaris, the nation's leading data and trading platform for…

US EPA makes paraquat draft risk assessments available for public comment

Yesterday, the US EPA is taking an important step in its regulatory review of paraquat—an herbicide used in agricultural and commercial settings only. The draft risk assessments are the product of an extensive evaluation of available data…