EPA on Wednesday published a proposed consent decree for a lawsuit filed last December by the Center for Food Safety and the Pesticide Action Network North America. The agreement states EPA will decide by Sept. 30 on whether to begin drafting regulations for treated seeds or reject the environmental groups' demands.
A federal judge in California vacated a 2019 Trump administration rule that finalized reforms to the Endangered Species Act. The reforms were supported by agriculture groups.
The National Weather Service on Tuesday classified a storm that hit South Dakota, Iowa and southern Minnesota Tuesday evening as a derecho. South Dakota weather stations reported winds reached as high as 99 mph around Howard, South Dakota, northwest of Sioux Falls. Winds across parts of Iowa hit 80 mph, though the storm weakened as it reached the eastern edge of Iowa.
Retail fertilizer prices for the fourth week of June 2022 continue to be down from the previous month. Prices were led lower by urea, which was down 11% compared to last month.
