…“The state has been charged with implementing mandates. They have their staff and their mandates. We need fundamental changes to the regulations, much like they did with the Waters of…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…Flavor Consultants, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev. Fornazor International, Hillsdale, N.J. Golden Valley Seed, El Centro, Calif. JM Grains, Garrison, N.D. Keese International, LLC, Brady, Texas Living Waters, Inc., Largo, Md….
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…soil. Early research shows Kernza’s long roots may help preserve soil, enhance soil health, and reduce nitrogen movement into ground and surface waters. “Research has demonstrated that the ecological benefits…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…At stake is a “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers, which would expand the agencies’ authority…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…that he has a list of 40 to 50 farmers who have volunteered. “Everybody has been here for a very long time and they know that when high waters come…
Western View: WOTUS Changes Coming Soon
…Court changed the definition of navigable waters. Western View Under President Obama the EPA wrote a rule that allowed them to monitor just about any action that affected waters that…
El Nino May Yet Show Up in 2017
Tropical waters in the Pacific Ocean are said to be warming at an increasingly substantial rate, leading some to believe the time it will take for another round of El…
Trump Ends WOTUS, Ag Supports Move
As expected, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. Agriculture groups around the nation support the move….
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
…policy and we look forward to working with him on restoring regulatory sanity to Washington, such as by killing the onerous ‘waters of the United States’ rule.” National Sorghum Producers…
House Agriculture Committee Approves Two Measures
The House Agriculture Committee approved two measures regarding the regulation of pesticides. H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, would clarify Congressional intent regarding pesticide regulation in or around waters…
Roberts Joins Bipartisan Bill to Relieve Farmers of Redundant Regulation
…Clean Water Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding pesticide use in or near navigable waters. The bill was introduced by Idaho Republican…
Committee Vote on EPA Chief Delayed
…General, Pruitt was engaged in lawsuits against the EPA, including one over the EPA Waters of the U.S. rule. While the committee’s Republicans ridiculed their counterparts, Republicans held a similar…
Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps
…property. The Corps had claimed a piece of property owned by Hawkes Company, and used by Hawkes to harvest peat, was a “waters of the United States” which requires a…
Trump Freezes EPA Grants and Communications
…a reduction of regulatory grasp by the EPA, specifically targeting Clean Air Act regulations and the Waters of the U.S. rule. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….