CHICAGO, IL– A report released today showed a significant decrease in the number of “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at major retailers that have been pre-treated with pesticides shown to harm and kill bees. The study of plants purchased at…
A 2016 cover crop survey reveals that cover crops are on the rise and profitable. The survey also shows that farmers would plant more cover crops if offered a discount on their crop insurance premiums. Unfortunately, the crop insurance program…
WASHINGTON — The National Marine Fisheries Service issued regulations today prohibiting seafood imports from nations whose fisheries kill more whales and dolphins than U.S. standards allow. Each year around 650,000 whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are unintentionally caught and…