Tag: EPA
USDA announces CRP sign-up
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup, beginning March 12 and ending April 6. Conservation...
Cattle payment efficiency, grassroots policy discussed at NCBA convention
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A recording-breaking crowd of nearly 7,000 cattlemen and women from across the country jockeyed for a seat at the second general session of the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn.
AFBF and other plaintiffs file for judgment in Chesapeake Bay case
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency's Total Maximum Daily Load regulation (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally reserved for state governments, according to the opening brief for summary judgment, filed Jan. 27 by the American Farm Bureau Federation in the case, "AFBF vs. EPA."
EPA to begin sampling well water in Dimock, Pa.
PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to sample water at about 60 homes in Dimock, Pa. to further assess whether any residents are being exposed to hazardous substances that cause health concerns.
Permit deemed illegal for Patriot Water and the city of Warren
The attorney general ruled that unless a wastewater treatment plant has the technology needed to treat fracking fluid from gas and oil wells then it can not accept the fluid.
Murray Grey breed is bringing more to the table than just...
On the Clark Farm in New Harrisburg, the Murray Grey breed is the way to go for them.
Let’s talk ‘socialism for capitalists’
Today’s politics are dominated by the inside-out logic that doing nothing is better than doing anything. We even pay dozens in Congress at least $174,000 per year to ensure it
Why are there spiderwebs in my tree?
The fall webworm is native to North America and is common from Canada into Mexico. Learn why their webs are more noticeable during fall.
13 tips for maintaining your grass waterways
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Grass waterways are an important part of a farm’s overall soil conservation plan, but producers and landowners have to work at...
Select substances gain additional life in national organic foods production
WASHINGTON — The National Organic Program published a final rule Aug. 3 continuing the use of 12 substances in organic production and handling that...
