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Soybeans damaged by dicamba. The Arkansas State Plant Board wants to ban in-crop dicamba use from April 15 to October 31 following almost 1,000 complaints about dicamba drift damaging nearby crops. The proposal needs approval from the Executive Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council.

Arkansas moving closer to in-crop dicamba restrictions

Its plant board wants an April 15 to Oct. 31 ban to prevent injury to crops from drift

By Allan Dawson October 16, 2017

Arkansas farmers might not be allowed to apply dicamba in annual crops during the 2018 growing season. A regulatory change prohibiting dicamba applications between April 15 and Oct. 31, was approved by the Arkansas State Plant Board, Arkansas’ Agriculture Department said in a news release Sept. 21. Read more: U.S. EPA gives dicamba ‘restricted use’ label

Crops

Health Canada continues to assess neonic herbicides

There is debate over how much damage would be incurred by corn and soybean producers if neonics are banned

By Alex Binkley June 10, 2015

Health Canada is seeking more information from farmers and technical experts before it completes its assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides. A TV network received a leaked version of the report, which environmental groups said proved neonic pesticides should be banned. In an emailed response, the department said the draft report, which has been shared with agriculture

News

Online Services Come To The Farm

October 27, 2011

NEWS STAFF / Manitoba farmers will soon be able to use an online service-delivery system to register for programs or apply for services offered by Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). The province has rolled out AccessManitoba, a new system meant to allow businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals to register for programs and submit online

Beef cattle, Crops

U. S. Farmers See Red Over Proposed Dust Limits – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Alina Selyukh September 16, 2010

American farmers have been ridiculing a proposal by U. S. regulators to reduce the amount of dust floating in rural air. “If there’s ever been rural America, that’s what rural America is,” said Nebraska hog farmer Danny Kluthe. “You know? It’s dirt out here, and with dirt you’ve got dust.” The Environmental Protection Agency is

Crops

U. S. Eyes Regulatory Overhaul

By Carey Gillam April 22, 2010

Since 1987, the USDA has overseen genetically modified organisms through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) regulates GE organisms based on “plant pest risk.” USDA has said it wants to make changes that ensure safety while making the process more transparent to the public, and more efficient and easier

News

U. S. House Bill Would Derail EPA Regulations

By Charles Abbott February 11, 2010

With congressional action on climate legislation in doubt, two House committee chairmen have filed a bill to block the government from regulating greenhouse gases under its own power. The lawmakers say Congress, not “unelected bureaucrats,” should set envi ronmental policy. The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way for regulation under air pollution laws a month

Opinion

Participate, Or Be Dictated To

September 3, 2009

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Two news items you may have missed from the U. S.: Item 1: Carbon dioxide is a pollutant. No, this isn’t some off-the-cuff statement from a tree hugger. It’s the law, according to a ruling in a case that went all the way to the U. S. Supreme Court in 2007.

U.S. grains: Soybean futures jump on hopes for US export demand

Canada announces steel tariffs on some trade partners

Agriculture chemical company embraces regenerative farming

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures jump on hopes for US export demand

Canada announces steel tariffs on some trade partners

Agriculture chemical company embraces regenerative farming

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Arkansas moving closer to in-crop dicamba restrictions

Health Canada continues to assess neonic herbicides

Online Services Come To The Farm

U. S. Farmers See Red Over Proposed Dust Limits – for Sep. 16, 2010

U. S. Eyes Regulatory Overhaul

U. S. House Bill Would Derail EPA Regulations

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