Farm Compliance

EPA Approves Two Insecticides for Control of Invasive Stink Bug

Written by Farm Compliance
Tuesday, 05 July 2011
Washington, DC - The EPA approved, for emergency use, the insecticide dinotefuran (trade names Venom and Scorpion) on tree fruit to help manage populations of the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive insect that has caused extensive yield losses in tree fruit production in the mid-Atlantic region.
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dairy farmers plead guilty to employing illegal aliens, fined $2.7 million

Written by ICE
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Detroit, Michigan - A Michigan dairy farm and its two owners pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of employing illegal aliens, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
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Grant will help farmers deal with changes to climates

Written by Farm Compliance
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Purdue University researchers will get a $5 million grant to develop decision-support tools to help corn and soybean growers adapt their practices to changes in climate.
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New Pest Intercepted by CBP

Written by Border Scope
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists at the Mayaguez port of entry found a new pest within a shipment of sweet potatoes and dasheen arriving from the Dominican Republic.
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CBP Discovers 40 Dead Khapra Larvae on Pakistan Rice

Written by Border Scope
Friday, 24 June 2011
Labeling it one of the largest concentrations of Khapra beetle larva they have ever seen, Baltimore Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists on Friday ordered an entire container of Pakistan rice to be re-exported or destroyed to prevent one of the world’s most destructive and invasive insect pests from threatening United States agriculture.
Last Updated ( Friday, 24 June 2011 )
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