The Maryland Department of Human Services has created a new office designed to modernize the agency’s data collection and public reporting across its programs and divisions. DHS launched the new ...

In 2008, when China banned a pesticide used in tomatoes, metamidophos, Brazil imported some 4200 tons. During the first two months of 2009, 4400 tonnes of the chemical have entered Brazil.

Impacts can be local, transnational, or even continental.” Pesticide drift threatens beneficial species and subsequently the entire agricultural system. The process of pesticide drift, “in which up to ...

Missouri farmers need to be aware of changes tied to restricted use pesticides. The federal Environmental Protection Agency, with the Missouri Department of Agriculture as the lead agency in ...

The biodegradation of pesticides in agricultural soils is a critical area of research, particularly as the use of chemical pesticides continues to rise in modern agriculture. Pesticides ...

Jennifer Trout, state veterinarian with the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Avian flu remains mostly out of concern as the wild bird population could spread it. "It is of concern because it's ...

Bird flu had not been detected in the state since late 2023, but that changed in January when the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced the discovery of the first case on Jan. 14 on a ...

Fruit and vegetable growers can delve into industry topics at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Jan. 28-30 in ...

A pair of bills in the Maryland Legislature would help protect farmland from being seized under eminent domain for energy projects. House Bill 81 would require certain agricultural property seized to ...

A large commercial flock in Franklin County reported the suspected virus to Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) officials over the past week. The highly contagious virus spreads rapidly ...

With farmers facing difficulties in spraying pesticides on the well-grown red gram crop in Musiri block in the district, thanks to good monsoon rain, the Agriculture department has advised them to ...

The first Trump administration's strategy caused a "brain drain" and a generational blow to American agricultural research.