India News: Days after reaching Antarctica, an Indian team faced a chopper accident that nearly swallowed up five researchers. The team aimed to establish India's
Fort Myers Beach Councilman Bill Veach explains how Lee County's split-access plan was made to meet FEMA's "hard deadline," which, if not met, would strip the agency's funding.
60-day Deadline for Chlorpyrifos and Meth Found in Strawberries
Tuesday May 4th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. This is the busiest time of year for beekeepers who breed and sell queen bees to help replenish honeybee colonies, and the breeders say the drought may lead to additional demand.
Dry weather reduces the amount of forage available to bees, meaning beekeepers could need to buy more queens to restock hives.
Bee breeders say demand for new queens has been so intense that they have had to turn away prospective customers. After blasting the EPA for “13 years of interminable delay,” the federal appeals court in San Francisco set a 60-day deadline for the agency to either ban agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos or set newer and safer exposure levels for the chemical.
DeSantis touts stateâs COVID-19 decisions Photo from DeSantis speech Tuesday. (Source: News Service of Florida) By Jim Saunders | March 2, 2021 at 1:44 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 1:44 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) - Gov. Ron DeSantis formally launched the 2021 legislative session Tuesday with a State of the State address that touted the stateâs actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and touched on hot-button issues that lawmakers will face over the next 60 days.
DeSantis did not announce major new initiatives during the 28-minute speech but tried to contrast Florida with what he described as a âcalamitous realityâ in other states of closed schools and shuttered businesses.