…environment. Whether it’s the EPA, financial analysts or university experts, all confirm refiners are not facing a RINs price impact because they recover any costs through the price they receive…
MN Students Want GMO Approval Process Streamlined
…the regulatory process.” The letter asks Congress to pass a bipartisan bill that funnels GMO fuel and fiber crops through either the USDA or the EPA, but not both. From…
Legislation Designed to Save Pollinators Introduced in House
…flying blind. We shouldn’t be using these insecticides when we don’t know for sure how they’re affecting pollinators. The EPA has a responsibility to get to the bottom of this…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Strong Bipartisan Bill in U.S. Senate
…govern agricultural operations, for whom emissions from livestock are a part of everyday life. To make this clear, in 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule to clarify…
USDA: Pesticide Residue Levels Show No Risk to Consumers
…The report says more than 99.5 percent of the samples had pesticide residue levels well below the EPA limits. 22 percent of the samples had no detectable residue levels at…
Plant Biostimulants Looking for Federal Definition
…with EPA, USDA, and soon Congress,” Beaudreau said. The current definition within the industry is based on what is used in Europe. The plan is to push federal authorities in…
Court Grants Delay for Air Emissions Reporting Requirements
…the ruling was issued late Thursday. EPA had requested more time to fine-tune the guidance on who must report and what must be reported. In April of last year, the…
EPA, Army Corps, Sign WOTUS Delay
…on Tuesday completed its review of an EPA rule to postpone the regulation until 2020. Pruitt promises a new WOTUS proposal by the end of the year. The EPA and…
Farm Bureau Applauds Delay of Unlawful WOTUS Rule
The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: Duvall “The American Farm Bureau Federation applauds today’s action by the U.S. EPA and Army Corps of…
EPA Sends WOTUS Delay Rule to White House
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent a final rule to the White House that would prevent the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule from taking effect. The EPA rushed…
Farm Bureau Statement on WOTUS Jurisdiction Decision
…application of the 2015 rule while EPA moves forward with an appropriate long-term solution that provides clear rules and clean water without requiring a federal permit to plow a field.”…
Farm Bureau’s Duvall Praises ‘Fresh Air’ in D.C.
…to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, the old rule is being reconsidered. And we are urging the agency to propose a new rule…one that draws clear lines that protect waters without…
Still Little to No Pesticides on 2016 CA Produce
…pesticides using state of the art equipment operated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) sets levels for the maximum amounts of…
EPA to Finalize WOTUS Repeal in April
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to complete formal repeal of the Waters of the U.S. Rule in April 2018. Politico reports an updated regulatory agenda from the White House…