Lowe's to eliminate pesticides that hurt crop pollinating honeybees Lowe's Cos Inc will stop selling a type of pesticide because it is suspected of killing honeybee populations needed to pollinate key American crops.The class of pesticides is known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, are sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of staple crops but are also used widely on annual and perennial plants used in lawns and gardens. Scientists and beekeepers say bee deaths are linked to the neonic pesticides. The bee die-off is worrisome for agriculture because honeybees pollinate plants that produce about a fourth of the food consumed by Americans. So now Lowe's is doing studies to see if there is a link between the pesticide and bee deaths.
NFU hopeful on release of RFS timeline National Farmers Union was hoping that today the Environmental Protection Agency’s would release the timeline for renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) target levels would restore stability to an already damaged biofuels market and urged the EPA to stick to RFS statutory volume target levels when issuing the rule.“The EPA needs to make sure the numbers ensure the success of biofuels in America.”
Meeting Growing Demand For Ag Teachers The Nebraska Farm Bureau has come up with a way to promote teens to go to college for ag ed. “It’s exciting to see so many students, parents and schools expressing interest in adding agricultural education and FFA programs, but the shortage of teachers available to fill this growing need is a major concern,” said NFBFA Board Member Rich Herink of Lincoln. They've basically created this program to give our more loans / scholarships to students considering being an ag teacher since there were 40 additional programs created this year. The growth is amazing but its an issue too!
Removing barriers to agricultural trade Fiscal Year 2014 saw the United States once again make significant gains in the international trade as USDA expanded opportunities for American producers overseas. In FY14 American farmers and ranchers exported a record $152.5 billion of food and agricultural goods to consumers worldwide, an $11.6 billion increase over FY13’s figures. FY 2014 capped a six-year period that represents the strongest period for agricultural exports in our nation’s history. From FY 2009 to FY 2014 U.S. agricultural exports totaled $771.7 billion.
Lowe's to Eliminate 'bee-killing' Pesticides Lowe's Cos Inc will no longer sell a certain type of pesticide that has been said to cause a decline in honeybee populations that are used to pollinate key American crops. A few U.S. retailers had already taken similar steps the previous year. This type of pesticides known as neonicotinoids are sold by agrichemical companies to help yield more crops but are also used on annual and perennial plants. Scientists, consumer groups, and beekeepers all say bee deaths are linked to these neonic pesticides. This is a problem for agriculture because honeybees pollinate plants that produce about one fourth of food consumed by Americans.
Lowe’s to eliminate ‘bee-killing’ pesticides Lowe’s Cos Inc will stop selling a type of pesticide suspected of causing a decline in honeybee populations. This is needed to pollinate key American crops, following a few U.S. retailers who have taken similar steps. This class of pesticides is known as neonicotinoids and are sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of staple crops.
Lowe's to eliminate pesticides that hurt crop pollinating honeybees
ReplyDeleteLowe's Cos Inc will stop selling a type of pesticide because it is suspected of killing honeybee populations needed to pollinate key American crops.The class of pesticides is known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, are sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of staple crops but are also used widely on annual and perennial plants used in lawns and gardens. Scientists and beekeepers say bee deaths are linked to the neonic pesticides. The bee die-off is worrisome for agriculture because honeybees pollinate plants that produce about a fourth of the food consumed by Americans. So now Lowe's is doing studies to see if there is a link between the pesticide and bee deaths.
NFU hopeful on release of RFS timeline
ReplyDeleteNational Farmers Union was hoping that today the Environmental Protection Agency’s would release the timeline for renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) target levels would restore stability to an already damaged biofuels market and urged the EPA to stick to RFS statutory volume target levels when issuing the rule.“The EPA needs to make sure the numbers ensure the success of biofuels in America.”
Meeting Growing Demand For Ag Teachers
ReplyDeleteThe Nebraska Farm Bureau has come up with a way to promote teens to go to college for ag ed. “It’s exciting to see so many students, parents and schools expressing interest in adding agricultural education and FFA programs, but the shortage of teachers available to fill this growing need is a major concern,” said NFBFA Board Member Rich Herink of Lincoln. They've basically created this program to give our more loans / scholarships to students considering being an ag teacher since there were 40 additional programs created this year. The growth is amazing but its an issue too!
Removing barriers to agricultural trade
ReplyDeleteFiscal Year 2014 saw the United States once again make significant gains in the international trade as USDA expanded opportunities for American producers overseas. In FY14 American farmers and ranchers exported a record $152.5 billion of food and agricultural goods to consumers worldwide, an $11.6 billion increase over FY13’s figures. FY 2014 capped a six-year period that represents the strongest period for agricultural exports in our nation’s history. From FY 2009 to FY 2014 U.S. agricultural exports totaled $771.7 billion.
Lowe's to Eliminate 'bee-killing' Pesticides
ReplyDeleteLowe's Cos Inc will no longer sell a certain type of pesticide that has been said to cause a decline in honeybee populations that are used to pollinate key American crops. A few U.S. retailers had already taken similar steps the previous year. This type of pesticides known as neonicotinoids are sold by agrichemical companies to help yield more crops but are also used on annual and perennial plants. Scientists, consumer groups, and beekeepers all say bee deaths are linked to these neonic pesticides. This is a problem for agriculture because honeybees pollinate plants that produce about one fourth of food consumed by Americans.
Lowe’s to eliminate ‘bee-killing’ pesticides
ReplyDeleteLowe’s Cos Inc will stop selling a type of pesticide suspected of causing a decline in honeybee populations. This is needed to pollinate key American crops, following a few U.S. retailers who have taken similar steps. This class of pesticides is known as neonicotinoids and are sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of staple crops.