• U.S. Hog Numbers Decline, PEDv Virus a Significant Concern

    Updated: 2014-03-31 15:48:54
    USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs estimates on Friday. As U.S. pig numbers declined to the lowest levels in seven years, concern about the PEDv virus is capturing the concern of USDA’s Chief Economist Joe Glauber. Jesse Newman and Kelsey Gee explored the PEDv issue in more detail in today’s […]

  • Timberland Pesticide Spray Investigation Records Ordered Released in Oregon

    Updated: 2014-03-31 05:01:54
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 31, 2014) On March 24 the Oregon Department of Justice (ODJ) ordered the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to turn over records that are part of an investigation of an aerial herbicide spraying over timberland in southwestern Oregon. This public disclosure of records may allow residents to have a better understanding of […]

  • An Updated Look at Agricultural Prices

    Updated: 2014-03-29 14:12:23
    USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its monthly Agricultural Prices report on Friday. Some commodity prices, like corn (graph) and soybeans (graph) have decreased over the past year, while some livestock related prices, like cattle (graph) and milk (graph), have been on the rise. The livestock sector has benefited from these trends as production input […]

  • ERS: Family farms dominate U.S. production of major field crops and hogs, poultry, eggs

    Updated: 2014-03-28 14:14:06
    From USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), March 28. Family farms—whether using the ERS definition based on majority ownership of the farm business or the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) definition based on the predominance of family-supplied labor—account for a large share of U.S. agricultural production. However, their relative production within commodity groups varies. Family farms […]

  • European Union Set to Strengthen Organic Standards

    Updated: 2014-03-28 04:01:59
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 28, 2014) The European Commission released a new proposal this week to impose stricter regulations for organic food produced within the European Union (EU). The initiative would harmonize standards within the 29-member bloc, eliminate many exceptions currently allowed in organic agriculture while simultaneously improving consumer trust and addressing producer concerns. The move […]

  • Des Moines Register: Iowa cropland prices slide, but less than expected

    Updated: 2014-03-28 00:26:44
    From The Des Moines Register, March 28- The value of Iowa cropland fell 5.4 percent in the past six months. Kyle Hansen, president of the Iowa Realtors Land Institute, explains why that may not be a bad thing. -kg

  • U.S. Census Data and Rural Population

    Updated: 2014-03-27 13:52:17
    The Wall Street Journal provided interesting coverage of recent U.S. Census data relating to Rural population declines— and growth. While some areas of the Midwest are experiencing population declines, areas in the Great Plains, such as North Dakota and Texas have seen populations rise. See also: 10 fastest growing metro areas (note Great Plains), 10 […]

  • Neonicotinoid Pesticides Lack Benefits, Studies Find

    Updated: 2014-03-27 04:01:14
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 27, 2014) – A report released by Center for Food Safety (CFS) this week refutes claims that a dangerous class of insecticides, neonicotinoids, bring greater benefits than costs to farmers. In the report, Heavy Costs: Weighing the Value of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Agriculture, researchers analyzed independent, peer-reviewed, scientific literature to answer the […]

  • Citing Continuing Failure to Protect Endangered Species, Lawsuit Challenges EPA Registered Pesticide

    Updated: 2014-03-26 04:01:12
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 26, 2014) Conservation and food-safety groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday for failing to protect hundreds of endangered fish, butterflies and other species from a new, toxic pesticide, cyantraniliprole. The suit claims EPA violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by approving […]

  • EPA Administrator McCarthy Gives an Overview of EPA’s Clean Water Act Rule Proposal

    Updated: 2014-03-25 19:59:16
    From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) March 25- In this video, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy provides an overview of the proposed rule for the Clean Water Act and highlights how EPA is taking action to keep America’s waters clean and healthy. For more information about the Clean Water Act rule proposal, go to http://www.epa.gov/uswaters -kg

  • USDA Reports Note Dry Conditions- Crop Concerns Impact Prices

    Updated: 2014-03-25 13:30:20
    USDA field offices in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas this week (March 24) noted that dry windy conditions are adversely impacting crops in the Southern Plains. A recent Wall Street Journal article noted that crop prices inched upward due to potential supply concerns. -kg

  • California Bans Controversial d-CON Products as EPA Stalled by Manufacturer

    Updated: 2014-03-25 04:01:39
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 25, 2014) Highly toxic rodenticides linked to the poisoning of pets, wildlife and young children will no longer be allowed on store shelves in California starting July 1 of this year. According to rules adopted last week by California’ Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), “second generation anticoagulant rodenticides,” including the chemicals brodifacoum, […]

  • Factors That Impact U.S. Food Prices

    Updated: 2014-03-24 22:51:43
    Richard Volpe discussed the impact of droughts on U.S. food prices, other factors that determine the price of food, and how USDA Economic Research Service pricing forecasts are used. He is a research economist in the Food Markets Branch of the Food Economics Division at ERS. -kg

  • USDA- National Agricultural Statistics Service Cattle Update

    Updated: 2014-03-24 16:22:08
    On Friday, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) updated its monthly Cattle on Feed report- USDA livestock analyst Michael Jewison provided details. -kg

  • Study Finds Rapid Cross-Resistance to Bt incorporated GE Maize

    Updated: 2014-03-24 04:01:04
    (March 24, 2013 Beyond Pesticides) A study by an entomologist at Iowa State University in Ames Iowa found that western corn rootworm is now resistant to two varieties of Bt-incorporated genetically engineered (GE) maize and that resistant insects are likely to be cross-resistant. This study adds to the growing scientific literature that shows insect resistance […]

  • WSJ- City vs. Country: How Where We Live Deepens the Nation’s Political Divide

    Updated: 2014-03-21 17:59:58
    Today’s Wall Street Journal contained an interesting article about some of the differences between rural and urban voters. Below is a video that was part of today’s Journal article. -kg

  • Autistic Behavior Enhanced by Two Hormone Disrupting Chemicals

    Updated: 2014-03-21 04:01:45
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 21, 2014) Banned pesticides and flame retardants may be the cause of higher autistic behaviors for children who were exposed in utero, according to new research published last week in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Previous research has demonstrated that organochlorine chemicals are linked to learning problems, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder […]

  • EPA Asked to Protect Bees with Over Half A Million Signatures

    Updated: 2014-03-20 04:01:53
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 20, 2014)—Today, more than 500,000 signatures were delivered to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, urging the nation’s top-ranking environmental leader to protect bees and other pollinators. The date marks the one-year anniversary of the lawsuit filed against EPA by beekeepers, food, and environmental groups, including Beyond Pesticides, over the […]

  • Colorado GMO Labeling Initiative Overcomes Challenge by Industry

    Updated: 2014-03-18 04:01:47
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 19, 2014) Ruling on a challenge by biotech industry interests, the Colorado Supreme Court on March 13 authorized the Right to Know Colorado ballot initiative to label GMO foods, clearing the way to begin collecting over 86,000 signatures needed for a 2014 statewide ballot measure. In overturning a major challenge by the biotech […]

  • EPA Announces Voluntary Cancellation of Toxic Chemical in Flea Collars

    Updated: 2014-03-18 04:01:13
    (Beyond Pesticides, March 18, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Friday that it has reached agreement with two major pet product companies to cancel flea and tick pet collars containing the insecticide propoxur. The agreement, with a long phase-out period, was reached between the agency and the two companies as a result of EPA’s risk […]

  • Difference in Roach Gel Bait

    Updated: 2014-03-06 16:36:47
    Difference in Roach Gel Bait : Advion Roach Gel Bait and Maxforce FC Roach Gel Bait

  • Advion Ant Gel Bait Best Product Ever Made!

    Updated: 2014-03-05 21:38:31
    Advion Ant Gel Bait   This is by far the best product that I have ever used. The attractive ability is unsurpassed! It took a little over a week, but the ant population has diminished to practically nill. I am sure that the one area that I made the application has effected multiple colonies. Careful […]

  • Really looking for is LORSBAN for Pecan Trees

    Updated: 2014-03-05 21:31:09
    Chlorpyrifos 4 E as an alternative, will run $199.00 for a 2.5 gallon unit.

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