Whether it’s understanding how to manage a weed like waterhemp or helping a grower find the best products for their dollar in this tight economy, Nick Groth is up for the challenge.  Groth is an agronomic service representative for Syngenta Crop Protection covering the state of Wisconsin. His educational background…

By Jacob Fischler The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will seek to undo more than 30 regulations, including some aimed at lowering carbon emissions and curbing pollution, as well as redefining what waters and wetlands the federal government can regulate, Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday. The agency will take 31 actions…

By Joshua Haiar Summit Carbon Solutions wants the schedule of proceedings for its South Dakota permit application “paused for review and adjustment” after the state’s Legislature and governor approved a ban on the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines. The company filed a motion Wednesday with the South Dakota Public…

By Leah Douglas March 13 (Reuters) – Several U.S. farmers and non-profit organizations filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing it is illegally withholding Department of Agriculture grants funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. The USDA has frozen a broad swath of grants as it conducts an agency-wide spending review, including money for…

Over the last month, a growing number of residents across the U.S. have been receiving unsolicited packets of seeds in the mail, apparently from China. According to an initial statement by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), one of the first reported packages containing unidentified seeds was delivered to Clute,…

DAILY Bites Researchers at UW-Madison and the Morgridge Institute successfully developed pig retinal organoids, finding they share similarities with human retinal organoids, making pigs a valuable model for testing ocular therapeutics. By leveraging single-cell RNA sequencing and immunocytochemistry, scientists identified key genetic and cellular similarities between pig and human photoreceptors,…