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The Agricultural Retailers Association provides the following update from D.C. regarding important exemptions for its members during the public health crisis related to COVID-19

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued guidance on critical industry workforce that should continue as the country addresses and responds to the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. food and agriculture was included.

Who will lead the house ag committee? Is a split government good for agriculture? Get the latest election coverage here.

On Monday, a U.S. District Court Judge handed down a decision preventing the State of California from requiring Prop 65 “known to cause cancer” labels on glyphosate products.

If this precedent is allowed to stand and become a common procedure, courts rather than EPA will take over the role of regulating pesticide registrations.

In reaction to the ruling and its subsequent mandate, statements from associations and retail outlets detailed that effective immediately, none of the three products would be used, sold or distributed.

A pioneer in the fluid fertilizer industry, in 1953 Glen Brandt founded the business that could become Brandt Consolidated. Brandt died on June 7 at the age of 94.

Today on Farm Journal Live, sorting through the changing landscape for dicamba with Richard Gupton of the Ag Retailers Association and Dr. Bob Hartzler of Iowa State University.

The polls showing a “Blue Wave” seemed to have crashed into a “Red Dam.” It also shows most political pollsters are less accurate than the local weatherman.

On Thursday, October 29, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a finalized update to requirements for the pesticide application exclusion zone (AEZ.)