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Crop Pollinators Very Important, and in Trouble [1]

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.).
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Food [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data [7]

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 [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [9]
Chemicals [10]
Agriculture [3]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [11]

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 [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Government [12]
Policy [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Farm Bill + Global Ag Report = Deeper Ag Policy Stories [14]

A new report on global agriculture can deepen your Farm Bill stories.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Region: 
International [15]
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Public [6]

USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [16]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
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WatchDog TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [17]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/crop-pollinators-very-important-and-trouble [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [7] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/usda-stops-pesticide-fertilizer-data [8] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/watchdog-tipsheet [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [11] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/farm-bill-launches-sweeping-new-secrecy-initiative [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [14] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/farm-bill-global-ag-report-deeper-ag-policy-stories [15] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [16] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/usda-raises-barriers-to-disclosure-of-predator-control-info [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=365 [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=358 [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=359 [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=360 [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=361 [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=362 [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=363 [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=364