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Don’t Throw Your Pumpkins In The Garbage
Don’t Throw Your Pumpkins In The Garbage
Don’t Throw Your Pumpkins In The Garbage
Odds are your jack-o-lanterns won’t be around long after Halloween this Thursday.  But, before you pitch that pumpkin, Susan Baker, Deschutes County Waste Diversion Manager, said you don’t want to put it in the trash.   “There is a way for folks to go ahead and compost their leftover pumpkins after Halloween. Also, remembering that if you h...
Parrott: Tour Good For Local Farmers, EPA
Parrott: Tour Good For Local Farmers, EPA
Parrott: Tour Good For Local Farmers, EPA
Last month, the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association hosted their 2nd annual EPA Crop Tour.  From August 11th-14th, Idaho’s farming community hosted staff members from the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs.  Samantha Parrott, Executive Director of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association, noted all of Idaho agriculture was on display during the three-day event.   “So we showcased water.
Focus On Fruit: 09/19/24
Focus On Fruit: 09/19/24
Focus On Fruit: 09/19/24
In today's Focus on Fruit, Mark Powers talks about the EPA, Endangered Species, and what it means for local growers.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com ...
NASDA Foundation Receives $3 Million Grant
NASDA Foundation Receives $3 Million Grant
NASDA Foundation Receives $3 Million Grant
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation was awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program.  The funding will significantly expand the nationwide educational training provided to pesticide inspectors and enforcement staff over the next five years.   ...
EPA Releases New Herbicide Strategy
EPA Releases New Herbicide Strategy
EPA Releases New Herbicide Strategy
The Environmental Protection Agency released its final Herbicide Strategy, calling it an “unprecedented step” in protecting over 900 federally endangered and threatened species from the potential impacts of herbicides.   EPA said it will use the strategy to identify measures to reduce the amount of herbicide exposure to these species when it registers new herbicides and when it reevaluates registe
Court Rules Against EPA in RFS Exemption Case
Court Rules Against EPA in RFS Exemption Case
Court Rules Against EPA in RFS Exemption Case
A Washington, D.C., Circuit Court panel vacated a swath of government decisions denying requests from small fossil fuel refineries to be temporarily exempt from the Renewable Fuel Standard.   In 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency denied all pending exemption requests from small refineries, finding the only costs that could cause such economic hardship were those tied to compliance with the

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