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Florida and Georgia have been arguing about the water that flows into the Apalachicola Bay for three decades. The result: the virtual collapse of the oyster industry there.
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USDA Estimates Record-Breaking 2018 Almond Crop
Despite concerns earlier in the year about freezing weather during almond bloom, careful management by California farmers and newer orchards coming into production have resulted in a record-breaking crop according to the 2018 Almond Objective Measurement Report. This confirms earlier predictions from the 2018 Almond Subjective Forecast released in May. Published today by the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service - Pacific Regional Office , the Objective Report is the official industry crop estimate.
Bloomberg Op-Ed: Trust The Facts On GMOs
ED: TRUST THE FACTS ON GMOS Jul. 6, 2018 Bloomberg reports: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has come up with cheerful new labels for genetically modified foods. The bright green and yellow circles depict a happy sun, a winking smiley face or a verdant landscape stamped with the letters "BE," for "bioengineered" - rather than the familiar "genetically modified" or "genetically engineered."
Illinois’ Farmers Invest Nearly $4 Billion In 2018 Corn Crop
ILLINOIS' FARMERS INVEST NEARLY $4 BILLION IN 2018 CORN CROP Jul. 6, 2018 Source: Illinois Corn Growers Association For the second year in a row, Illinois corn farmers have invested close to $4 billion in crop inputs, supplies and services to grow their crop. That is despite the fact that the 2018 Illinois corn crop represents an estimated 200,000 fewer planted acres than last year.
Us Epa chief Scott Pruitt forced out amid scandals
US Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has resigned, amid more than a dozen separate investigations over spending, ethics and management. In a resignation letter released by the EPA, Pruitt said he was stepping down because of "unrelenting attacks on me personally, [and] my family", which are "unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us."
EPA’s New Chief Is Former Coal Lobbyist, Senate Staffer
The new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency is a former coal industry lobbyist who helped lead an industry fight against regulations that protect Americans' health and address climate change. Andrew Wheeler, the No.
Pruitt’s Departure Welcome, But Overdue
Following a series of scandalous revelations about his conduct in office, Scott Pruitt will no longer serve as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . His departure is a positive step, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists-not just because of his personal corruption but because of how his actions have violated the mission of the agency.
Connecticut environmentalists hail Pruitt’s fall
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on April 26. President Trump tweeted Thursday, July 5, he accepted the resignation of Pruitt. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on April 26. President Trump tweeted Thursday, July 5, he accepted the resignation of Pruitt.
Scott Pruitt’s replacement expected to carry on Trump’s anti-regulatory agenda at EPA
With a top coal lobbyist stepping in to serve as acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency , few people are expecting Scott Pruitt's resignation to slow down the Trump administration's efforts to deal a knock-out blow to the agency's ability to protect the environment. President Trump on Thursday named EPA deputy administrator Andrew Wheeler - whose beliefs on environmental protection are as radical as Pruitt's - to serve as acting administrator of the agency.
Congressional Democrats and Republicans join hands to celebrate Scott Pruitt resignation
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Environment Subcommittee in this April 26, 2018, file photo. CREDIT: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Democrats and Republicans in Congress joined virtual hands Thursday to celebrate the resignation of Scott Pruitt, the embattled administrator of President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency.
Are 43 Percent of All Food Stamps “Given to Illegals”?
Since at least as far back as 2012, the claim that 43% of all "food stamp" beneficiaries are "illegal immigrants" has echoed through the murky and fact-starved worlds of social media, chain e-mails, and memes, often times shared as part of a larger list of "Facts!" For example, the following post , from the Facebook page of Doug Giles - proprietor of "ClashDaily.com" and author of the book Pussification: The Effeminization of the American Male - has garnered tens of thousands of shares: The food stamp program, known since 2008 as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , is not open to undocumented immigrants.
Bladen County Farm Service Agency Acreage Reporting Dates for 2018
Elizabethtown, N.C. , July 5, 2018 - U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Executive Director Chris Tatum in Bladen County today announced that producers who file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage, can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits. Please pay close attention to the acreage reporting dates below.
OP-ED | Congress failed in protecting working families
CHRISTINA WONG is a graduate of the UW School of Law. She's a vocal advocate for social justice issues and chairs the steering committee for the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition.
Deadline Approaching For USDA Crop Reporting
Greene County U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Executive Director Lisa Duncan has announced that producers who file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage, can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits. In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Greene County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline.
Michigan students unveil inventions for veterans
College students have created devices they say will improve the quality of life for disabled veterans and others with impairments. Seniors from Lawrence Technological University and University of Detroit Mercy presented devices like detachable drive units for manual wheelchairs, accessible sink installations, a harness for those who uses walkers and a leg flexure for a veteran with edema.
How radical Republicans punish poor people
The plan to merge the various aid programs was developed over the year by Mulvaney. It would shift the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a subsistence benefit that provides aid to 42 million poor and working Americans, from the Agriculture Department to the new mega-agency.
Senate Leader Touts Hemp Legalization As Part Of Farm Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls it an "absurdity" that the U.S. imports hemp but puts severe restrictions on American production. The Kentucky Republican is looking to change that by legalizing the crop in the next federal farm bill.
Pinch a penny and win the war
This is the trademark of the Paris Garters brand, an ad for which appeared in the July 3, 1918, Arkansas Democrat. The Great War demanded sacrifices in July 1918 -- from restrictions on when you could eat a beef sandwich in a restaurant to whether the market would or would not deliver your groceries, to how many times a proper woman was supposed to revamp the same old frock .
Senate Unanimously Approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
SENATE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IMPROVEMENT ACT Jul. 2, 2018 Source: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry news release U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Senate approved reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act . "The U.S. Senate just passed a bipartisan Farm Bill to provide farmers and ranchers with certainty in a tough farm economy," said Chairman Roberts.
NCC: Senate’s Farm Legislation Raises Serious Concerns For Cotton
NCC: SENATE'S FARM LEGISLATION RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR COTTON Jul. 2, 2018 Source: National Cotton Council news release The National Cotton Council will be working to ensure that final farm legislation will address the serious shortcomings of the Senate farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. One of those major concerns involves the Economic Adjustment Assistance Program .