Pesticides: New Rules – 8 Changes EPA Has Rolled Out
Owners of farms, forests, nurseries and greenhouses that use pesticides in agricultural plant production will have to implement additional safeguards for their pesticide handlers and agricultural...
View ArticleWeed Scientists: “Buffer Zones” Could Become Resistant Weed Nurseries; Do and...
The Arizona desert may not be a hot bed for row crop weeds, but it is the place to find weed scientists this week. The Weed Science Society of America […]
View ArticleRenewable Fuel Standard: EPA’s Back Door Waiver is Starting to Smell – DTN
The Environmental Protection Agency has opened its own “back-door waiver” to the Renewable Fuel Standard by granting retroactive exemptions to RFS obligations to more than a dozen small refiners,...
View ArticleBiofuel Groups Happy that EPA Rewriting Some Emission Standards – DTN
With the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard in question, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may be opening another avenue to expand the role of ethanol in the nation’s fuel […]
View ArticleRFS Waivers: EPA Underfire, Ethanol Futures Drop, RIN Market is “Cratering”– DTN
Damage may have been done to ethanol and corn markets by waivers granted to refiners in recent years, but one ethanol industry official said it’s too soon to know the […]
View ArticleAg, Ethanol Groups Sue EPA for “Clandestine” Waivers – DTN
Ethanol and agriculture groups sued the EPA on Tuesday in response to the agency’s recent approval of small-refinery waivers from the Renewable Fuel Standard granted in recent years, according to […]
View ArticleWaters of the U.S. Rule on Hold in 24 States – DTN
A federal district court in Georgia slapped a preliminary injunction on the 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule on Friday, suspending the implementation of the rule in […]
View ArticleBiofuel Policy: Trump’s EPA Not Helping the Industry – DTN
While President Donald Trump continues to express his undying love for the ethanol industry, Trump’s EPA continues to march in a different direction. This seeming confusion on biofuel policy continues […]
View ArticleWeed Resistance: Herbicides – A Temporary Solution to a Permanent Problem
For farmers, protecting fields from pests and plagues is a constant battle fought on multiple fronts. Many insects have a taste for the same plants humans do, and pathogenic microbes […]
View ArticleCorps of Engineers Hands Off Parts of Clean Water Act to States – DTN
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is ready to hand over Clean Water Act permitting authority on a subset of protected waters to states and tribes. For decades, farmers and […]
View ArticleEthanol: EPA Updates RFS Website to Improve Transparency
EPA has updated the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program website to increase transparency surrounding the program. The updated website includes new data and information for both stakeholders and the...
View ArticleEPA Announces Waters of the U.S. Rule Repeal
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced long-awaited plans to repeal the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule that extended federal authority and protections to streams and wetlands...
View ArticleTrump Administration Sides Against Biofuel Industry On Latest Court Ruling – DTN
The Trump administration plans to appeal a federal appeals court decision that delivered a major victory to biofuels producers and farmers who have for years fought the EPA’s expansion of […]
View ArticleLivestock: USDA Wants One-Stop Biotech Shop – DTN
Just a week after the Food and Drug Administration approved genetically altered pigs for food and medical use, USDA announced Monday the department is soliciting feedback to take over authority […]
View ArticleEPA’s RFS Proposals Would Bring Major Changes to the U.S. Biofuel Mandate
EPA’s RFS proposals would bring major changes to the U.S. biofuel mandate, including a plan to encourage use of renewable natural gas to power electric vehicles. The proposals could prompt […]
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