Tag: EPA
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...
Obama announces details of heavy-duty vehicles fuel efficiency standards program
WASHINGTON -- Recently President Obama met with industry officials to discuss the fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses and other heavy duty vehicles.
U.S. EPA bans sale, use of DuPont’s Imprelis herbicide
SALEM, Ohio -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered DuPont to halt the sale, use or distribution of Imprelis, an herbicide marketed to control weeds, vines and certain grasses.
Pesticide disposal offered in Perry
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture will be sponsoring a collection Aug. 23 for farmers wishing to dispose of unwanted pesticides from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Perry Feed and Coal, 4204 Main St., Perry, Ohio.
Dairy Excel: Feed quality critical from here on out
On June 30, the USDA issued two bearish reports: the updated acreage figures and the quarterly grain stocks report as of June first.
Rising price of fuel not the only reason for food-cost increases
An OSU agricultural economist says that the rising fuel costs and higher grocery bills may not be related as much as some people think.
Marcellus Shale boom adds less jobs than originally forecasted
Industry has yielded job growth but impacts are overstated, according to the Keystone Research Center.
For the Bay: Precision feeding now extends to beef cattle in...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A strategy to control nutrient pollution from livestock in the Chesapeake Bay watershed — precision feeding, which increasingly has been...
