…make progress.” The Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions in the Nation’s Waters memo is guided by five governing principles. EPA’s Office of Water will be advancing equity and environmental justice, building…
Week in Review: Record Ag Exports & Farmers’ Feelings on WOTUS Revision
According to trade information from the U.S. Department of Commerce, ag exports set a new record in 2021. The proposed revision to the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) definition…
Ag Groups Continue to Weigh-In on WOTUS Rulemaking Process
The proposed revision to the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) definition is continuing to draw comments from the agricultural industry. Many farming groups have voiced concern regarding the WOTUS…
Technology that Could be Key in Helping Dairy Farmers
…air quality, add fertilizer to surface waters, and pollute ground water. Nitrogen is the major building block of proteins, which are required by dairy cows in relatively large amounts to…
Week in Review: Trade War Impacts Tallied and Farmers Encouraged to Weigh-In on WOTUS
…officials on the process for reworking the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. A report was released recently detailing the first 18 months of implementing the Water Resilience Portfolio. Up…
Industry Engagement Encouraged for Proposed WOTUS Revision
Agricultural groups are continuing efforts to work with federal officials on the process for reworking the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. Industry organizations have raised concerns about replacing the…
Farm Bureaus Concerned About Changes to Clean Water Rule
…Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The event is hosted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy. Arizona Farm Bureau President Stefanie Smallhouse and Colorado Farm Bureau Vice President James…
Week in Review: Second Chances with USDA Programs, Build Back Better Moves Forward
…rule to replace the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow applauded the House of Representatives for passing President Biden’s Build Back Better Act. All of the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-23-21
…developing dairy industry innovations. There are also reports covering the most recent developments pertaining to the Waters of the United States rule. Tune in to the show for these news…
Proposed Water Rule a Return to “Overreach”
Image courtesy of American Farm Bureau Federation Ag groups are reacting to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to replace the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, and they’re not happy with…
Supply Chain Holes Will Take Time to Fill
…entering U.S. waters out west and fewer ships making a voyage back across the ocean as a big reason that U.S. exports have slowed down. Gregg Doud, a former USTR…
EPA, Army Announce Regional Roundtables on WOTUS
…roundtables will engage stakeholders representing many perspectives in important conversations designed to help the agency work to develop an enduring definition of the “Waters of the U.S. Rule” that supports…
Ag Groups Voice Concern Over Revision of WOTUS Rule
Several agricultural groups submitted recommendations for a revised definition of “waters of the United States,” known as the WOTUS rule. Comments were filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and…
Navigable Waters Protection Rule Vacated by Federal Judge
The U.S. District Court in Arizona has recently vacated the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). A federal judge in South Carolina had previously dismissed a similar case back in…