Publication Items

EPA Hides Data on Pesticide Link to Bee Die-Off [1]

The Environmental Protection Agency looks determined to keep the public from knowing whether a pesticide on which it has waived safety rules may be a factor in the worldwide bee die-off known as "colony collapse disorder."
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about EPA Hides Data on Pesticide Link to Bee Die-Off [1]
Senate Passes Farm Bill With Softened Secrecy Language [8]

The Senate passed a five-year Farm Bill Dec. 14, 2007, that softened a provision imposing draconian penalties for publication of information from a federal database for tracking food animals.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Consumer [9]
Food [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Senate Passes Farm Bill With Softened Secrecy Language [8]
Judge Forces USDA to Disclose Fields of Roundup Ready Alfalfa [11]

A judge's decision has cracked open the black box of at least one genetically engineered crop: alfalfa.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Food [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Judge Forces USDA to Disclose Fields of Roundup Ready Alfalfa [11]
Federal Crop Insurance: Can It Keep Up With Climate Change? [13]

According to a recent GAO report, the nation's federally subsidized crop insurance program might not be ready to manage increasing risks to US crops due to climate change.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [14]
Agriculture [3]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Federal Crop Insurance: Can It Keep Up With Climate Change? [13]
FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon [16]

FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Food [10]
Technology [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon [16]
Crop Pollinators Very Important, and in Trouble [18]

Emerging evidence suggests another nemesis should be on the priority list of agricultural production threats - a significant decline in the animals that pollinate crops (bees, insects, birds, bats, etc.).
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Food [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Crop Pollinators Very Important, and in Trouble [18]
USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data [19]

The Bush administration is killing a longstanding program that publishes free the information it gathers on the application of pesticides and fertilizer by U.S. farmers.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [20]
Chemicals [4]
Agriculture [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data [19]
Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [21]

New language added to the 2007/08 Farm Bill by conferees at the 11th hour could create a sweeping new secrecy mandate that would prohibit the Agriculture Department from disclosing almost any information about individual US farm operations.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Government [22]
Policy [23]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [21]
Farm Bill + Global Ag Report = Deeper Ag Policy Stories [24]

A new report on global agriculture can deepen your Farm Bill stories.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Region:
International [25]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Farm Bill + Global Ag Report = Deeper Ag Policy Stories [24]
USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [26]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [3]
Government [22]
Journalism & Media [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [26]

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