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New treatment system cleaning up groundwater At Crossley Farm Superfund Site

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Published on Tuesday, 10 July 2012 12:44
Written by EPA

Barto, Pennsylvania - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin commemorated the opening of a new water treatment system today in a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new system will remove contamination from the groundwater at the Crossley Farm Superfund site in Hereford Township in Berks County.

Two Oregon dairies fined for water discharge violations in Tillamook Watershed

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Published on Tuesday, 10 July 2012 12:42
Written by Farm Compliance

Nehalem, Oregon - Dila Dairy and River End Dairy, LLC, located in Nehalem, were found to be discharging in violation of the Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and the Oregon Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation permit.

Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture Announce $5.3 million to Fund Collaborative Projects for Agricultural Water Use Efficiencies

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Published on Saturday, 05 May 2012 20:48
Written by Farm Compliance

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes announced that collaboration between the agencies is again providing funds to improve the efficiency of agricultural water use throughout the State of California.

New Proposed BioPreferred Regulation to Expand Biobased Products for Federal Purchase

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Published on Saturday, 05 May 2012 20:45
Written by USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the publication in the Federal Register of new proposed guidelines for the USDA BioPreferred program that could expand the ability of USDA to designate biobased products for Federal purchase.

Farmers Can Monitor Corn Rootworm Hatch In 2012 With Enhanced Online Insect Forecast Tool

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Published on Saturday, 05 May 2012 20:43
Written by Farm Compliance

Over the past two seasons, farmers across the Corn Belt have participated in an online, early warning system tool to monitor above ground pests that could threaten their corn yields. For 2012, this sophisticated program, known as the Insect Forecast tool, has been enhanced to track another economically damaging pest – corn rootworm – as well as to offer farmers expanded online and mobile access.

Jerome dairy processing facility failed to publicly disclose chemical use and disposal

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Published on Saturday, 05 May 2012 20:38
Written by EPA

Jerome, Idaho - “Communities have a right to know what chemicals companies are using and potentially releasing into the environment,” said Kelly Huynh, manager of the TRI program at EPA in Seattle. “Accurate and timely numbers from companies are the foundation of these rules so citizens have access to the most current information.”

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