Date: April 10, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment (PPRA). APHIS produced these documents in response to a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Pioneer) seeking deregulation of a corn …
Month: April 2023
USDA Seeks Public Input on Draft Environmental Documents for Deregulation of Corn Developed Using Genetic Engineering
Date: April 10, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment (PPRA). APHIS produced these documents in response to a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Pioneer) seeking deregulation of a corn …
Biden-Harris Administration Tackles Racial and Ethnic Bias in Home Valuations
Biden-Harris Administration Tackles Racial and Ethnic Bias in Home Valuations In June 2021, President Joe Biden announced the creation of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) to root out racial and ethnic bias in home valuations after a report from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation found that appraisals for …
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USDA Under Secretary Taylor to Lead Netherlands Trade Mission
USDA Under Secretary Taylor to Lead Netherlands Trade Mission Contact: <a href="mailto:press-fas WASHINGTON, April 6, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead USDA’s first-ever regional agribusiness trade mission to the Netherlands between April 17-20. Taylor will head a diverse delegation of more than …
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APHIS Issues Regulatory Status Review Responses: Donald Danforth Center Teff and Moolec Science Limited Safflower
Media Contact: Rick Coker (301) 851-4091 richard.s.coker WASHINGTON, April 3, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reviewed a teff plant and a safflower plant that were modified using genetic engineering. We reviewed the plants to determine whether they present an increased plant pest risk as …
Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities grant announcements, Job Opening with RAFI-USA, Certification Data and Technical Resources
and the latest news from the AGW family View as Webpage Photo credit: Morning Breeze Farm in Hortonville, WI Dear Dennis, Depending on where you are in the world, you might be seeing all the signs that spring is settling in. There’s a lot going on at AGW too. Please read on for the latest …
North Carolina Small Farm Association 