When EPA announced its June 30 proposed rule on atrazine, farmers took immediate notice of EPA’s ultra-low level for atrazine. After examining the extensive documentation posted to the docket, the scenario has gone from bad to worse for grower.
For months, the EPA has been toying with a vital tool for corn growers: Atrazine. Today, the agency announced a revision to the chemical’s registration.
President Trump advanced his trade agenda by joining the South Korean president in signing a revised United States-Korea trade deal known as KORUS.
The Soil Health Partnership has a new executive director whose had a fascination with plants from early in her childhood. From her time growing up in New England, through her education and work in agriculture in the U.S. and around the world, Shefali Mehta has followed her passion, launching a notable career as an agricultural […]
Minnesota Farm Bureau joined 14 other agricultural organizations on a joint letter to Governor Mark Dayton and legislative leaders urgently requesting the passage of legislation providing farmers with a much needed property tax credit for farm acres that were removed from production and converted into buffers. The letter calls for fairness and equity in the […]
The National Corn Growers Association said President Trump’s decision to allow E15 year round is a step in the right direction, but there are a few kinks to work out yet. During the meeting Tuesday, attendees agreed to allow year-round sales of E15, to abandon plans to pursue a price cap on renewable identification numbers […]
The National Corn Growers Association has announced the 25 winners of the 2017 Fields of Corn Photo Contest, a contest that provided aspiring shutterbugs of all types the opportunity to share in – and visually communicate – the great beauty and hard work that make up American agriculture. “Again this year, we opened up this […]