EPA Announces New Office

EPA Announces New Office

The EPA made an announcement last week, and for once, it wasn’t about a new regulation.   Michael Regan, EPA Administrator, announced the formation of a new office for the EPA, one for Agriculture and Rural Affairs.    In his announcement at Commodity...
New York’s Beef with JBS

New York’s Beef with JBS

New York is suing JBS for being the Big Bad Apple in the fight for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.   What’s the beef? New York state’s attorney general accused the meatpacking giant of misleading the public about its climate goals.    The...
WeedOut Goes Green

WeedOut Goes Green

WeedOut is going green, green with cash, and green with weeds. The Israel-based company completed its Series A funding, bringing in $8.1M to further develop its green solution to herbicide-resistant weeds.   WeedWhat? Drawing inspiration from insect sterilization...
Pest Prevention is Red

Pest Prevention is Red

The answer for keeping pests away isn’t black or white. It’s not even blue or green; it’s red.    While bug netting of the past was typically black or white, sometimes blue or green, red netting was never used.    But after diving in a little deeper after a...
Paving the Way to PRRS-Free Pork

Paving the Way to PRRS-Free Pork

Entering the chat: gene-edited pigs.   And they’re not just any gene-edited pigs – ones resistant to the virus that has cost the pork industry $2.7B each year – porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).   Not the sound a cat makes: PRRS is one of...