Department of Agriculture

EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk

WASHINGTON – Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate…

4 months ago

Farmers drawing groundwater from Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it

Every summer the U.S. Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum, soy, cotton, wheat…

6 years ago

Can American soil be brought back to life?

Four generations of Jonathan Cobb’s family tended the same farm in Rogers, Texas, growing row upon row of corn and…

7 years ago

Potential Health Effects of Municipal Water Reuse in Kansas

In 2013, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback called on the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Department of Agriculture to develop…

7 years ago

Farming activity contaminates water despite best practices

CASCO, Wis. – Lynda Cochart did not realize her water was contaminated with coliform bacteria until she contracted MRSA, an…

7 years ago