We appreciate all you have done for the invertebrates of your community Click here to donate or mail your gift to: The Xerces Society PO Box 97387 Washington DC, 20090-7387 If you need us, email us at membership or call us at 855-232-6639, option 2. Photo: Xerces Society / Candace Fallon Copyright © 2020 The …
Month: December 2020
Today is the last day to make a tax-deductible donation in 2020
For the generations of the future, please stand with us December 31, 2020 Thank you for standing with us as we look forward and focus on solutions It is the last day to make a tax-deductible donation to Xerces in 2020. We hope that, if you are able, you will consider making a contribution to …
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2020 is almost at an end and we need you to stand with us
Your efforts big and small keep this movement going December 26, 2020 Thank you for all that you do every day of the year to protect the invertebrates in your community. Your efforts big and small keep this movement going. The end of the year is just a few days away and we hope that you …
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Happy Holidays
Warm wishes from all of us at the Xerces Society Click here to donate or mail your gift to: The Xerces Society PO Box 97387 Washington DC, 20090-7387 If you need us, email us at membership or call us at 855-232-6639, option 2. Copyright © 2020 The Xerces Society The Xerces …
Dec. 2020: What Farmers Need to Know (+ We’re Hiring!)
Here's the top news for sustainable farmers in NC & SC View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, As this challenging year comes to an end, I am excited to share that CFSA is hiring two positions that will help address some of those challenges in the new year. As many of you know, …
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Secretary Perdue Announces Groundbreaking Proposal to Transfer Agricultural Animal Biotechnology Regulatory Framework to USDA
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Release No. 0467.20 Contact: USDA Press Email: press (Washington, D.C., December 21, 2020) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a significant step in modernizing regulations of agricultural animals modified or produced by genetic engineering. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will …
Dec. 2020 🐝 What’s up in Food & Farming Policy
How is is local food and farming being affected on a policy level? View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, Welcome to the December 2020 edition of The Buzz. To say it has been quite a year is the understatement of the year. When I started in February, I had no idea what was …
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USDA Announces Deregulation of Enhanced Yield, Herbicide Tolerant Corn Variety Developed Using Genetic Engineering
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is deregulating a corn variety designated as DP202216 developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Pioneer) using genetic engineering for enhanced yield potential and resistance to glufosinate-ammonium herbicides. As …
Trump Administration Highlights Record Levels of Investment in 2020 to Build Rural American Prosperity
Trump Administration Highlights Record Levels of Investment in 2020 to Build Rural American Prosperity USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today highlighted the department’s investments in 2020 that are building prosperity and strengthening the nation’s rural businesses and communities. “Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, …
FAS Keeps U.S. Agriculture Connected to the World in 2020
Contact: press-FAS FAS Keeps U.S. Agriculture Connected to the World in 2020 WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2020 – Despite the challenges 2020 brought, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) continued to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pursuit of global trade opportunities for American agriculture, successfully delivering on Secretary Sonny Perdue’s charge to “Do Right and Feed …
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