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(Photo courtesy Water Management Research Unit, ARS/USDA)

U.S. EPA draft report calls out atrazine for risk to animals

By GFM Network News June 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — One of the most popular herbicides in U.S. agriculture can be dangerous to animals and fish and leaves behind worrisome residue levels, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday in a draft report that sparked outrage among farmers. The agency’s assessment of atrazine could lead to tighter regulatory limits on […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. lawmakers put pressure on EPA over glyphosate review

By GFM Network News May 12, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers have asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to explain why it published — and then withdrew — documents related to its review of glyphosate, the chemical in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The documents, which included a report that said glyphosate is not likely […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

By GFM Network News May 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday pulled a report offline that concluded glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, saying the document was inadvertently published and the agency had not finished its review of the chemical, a key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides. The 86-page report, seen by […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA moves to pull crop insecticide from sale

By GFM Network News March 1, 2016

CLARIFIED, March 7, 2016: Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it was moving to halt sale of insecticides from chemical firms Bayer and Nichino America containing an active ingredient, flubendiamide, found to pose risks to the environment. Bayer CropScience had anticipated the action after rejecting the EPA’s request to voluntarily […] Read more

Crops

U.S. court upholds Enlist Duo registration

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 29, 2016

An appeals court has rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move to overturn its own registration for Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist Duo herbicide combo. The EPA in November had sought court approval to withdraw its previous registration for the proprietary glyphosate/2,4-D combination. The agency said it wanted to re-examine the product, which Enlist varieties of […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

Regulatory reviews show slim risk to bees from imidacloprid

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 7, 2016

Label directions and rules for foliar and on-seed use of imidacloprid pesticides should either prevent or limit the risks to honeybees and other pollinators from the chemical, Canadian and U.S. regulators say in a new early-stage risk assessment. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday released […] Read more

Canola, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Forages, Machinery, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. EPA finalizes 2016 renewables target at 18.1B gallons

By GFM Network News November 30, 2015

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants energy companies to blend 18.1 billion gallons (68.5 billion litres) of biofuels into the nation’s fuel supply next year, more than in a proposal laid out in May, it said in announcing final rules on renewables use for 2014-16 on Monday. The EPA’s long-awaited […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

No fallout seen for Enlist Duo in Canada from U.S. action

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 26, 2015

The company behind Enlist corn and soybeans and Enlist Duo herbicide expects business as usual for the products in Canada, while the herbicide runs up against a new regulatory hurdle in the U.S. According to the Reuters news service, the U.S. federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a request late Tuesday with the U.S. Court […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. ethanol output rising as industry awaits new mandates

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News November 25, 2015

Reuters — U.S. ethanol production topped one million barrels per day for the first time last week, data showed Wednesday, ahead of a government deadline to issue a plan for the country’s hotly debated biofuels program. The largest boost in production rates since May showed U.S. ethanol makers capitalizing on a recent uptick in profit […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA asks court to pull registration for Enlist Duo

By GFM Network News November 25, 2015

UPDATED, Nov. 25, 2015 — Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking court approval to withdraw registration of Dow AgroSciences’ herbicide Enlist Duo, as the agency studies new information regarding the product’s impact on non-target plants, according to court documents filed late Tuesday. The EPA approved the herbicide for sale […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Tag Archives EPA

U.S. EPA draft report calls out atrazine for risk to animals

U.S. lawmakers put pressure on EPA over glyphosate review

U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

U.S. EPA moves to pull crop insecticide from sale

U.S. court upholds Enlist Duo registration

Regulatory reviews show slim risk to bees from imidacloprid

U.S. EPA finalizes 2016 renewables target at 18.1B gallons

No fallout seen for Enlist Duo in Canada from U.S. action

U.S. ethanol output rising as industry awaits new mandates

U.S. EPA asks court to pull registration for Enlist Duo

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