Agriculture

EPA and Virginia Agriculture Forge First-Ever MOU

EPA Region 3 and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced the MOU to formalize their collaborative activities related to agricultural practices that benefit all.
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New Tool to Protect Honey Bees

EPA is releasing a final registration decision for one technical and two end use products containing the new pesticide active ingredient Vadescana for control against Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) in honey bee hives.
To read more about the registration decision for these products and the agency’s response to comments, see docket ID  EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0558.
Products Approved for Varroa Mites
EPA Launches 'Feed It Onward' Initiative

Feed It Onward is a new initiative that lends a national platform to spotlight the farmers, businesses, nonprofits, military partners, and communities making sure good food goes to people — not landfills.
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EPA is committed to a strong partnership with the agriculture community to assist in fulfilling our mission of protecting human health and the environment.

The Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OARA) serves as the primary liaison between rural and agricultural stakeholders and the EPA. OARA maintains close contact with EPA’s program offices and regions to forge practical, science-based solutions that protect the environment while ensuring a vibrant and productive agricultural system. Learn more about OARA and its leadership by visiting About the Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OARA).
Through the National Agriculture Center, EPA provides growers, livestock producers, other agribusinesses, and agricultural information/education providers with regulatory and non-regulatory agriculture-related information and other items of interest to the agriculture community from across EPA. Learn More by visiting About EPA's National Agriculture Center.