USDA Studies Plant Nursery Runoff Remediation
What’s the difference between a crop field and a large commercial plant nursery? As it turns out,...
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USDA: Growing rice helps farmers curb pesticide water quality risks
More than 40,000 different varieties of rice are grown on every continent (except Antarctica),...
Read MoreFY2018 president’s proposed budget seeks to eliminate EPA runoff pollution grants, memo says
According to a March 21 memorandum, federal funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will decrease by 31% if Congress approves the President’s Budget for 2018 fiscal year. The decrease would cut funding for...
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Canadian city “prices” 150 local trees for National Tree Day
While it may be true that “money doesn’t grow on trees,” the City of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada)...
Read MoreMinnesota Expands Agricultural Water Quality Certification
A state program certifying farms for protecting water quality is transitioning from four pilot areas to a statewide initiative available to all Minnesota agricultural producers. The expansion of the Minnesota Agricultural Water...
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