by Rebecca Barker | Dec 13, 2018 | Advocacy, Association News, Front Page, Regulatory
“We are pleased by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CORPS) actions to propose a new Clean Water Rule to replace the 2015 “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) Rule.” “Our coalition partners are committed to protecting the land and...
by Rebecca Barker | Aug 27, 2018 | Association Events, Association News, Front Page
Kudos to Dan Stork, Planning Committee Chairman and his committee for planning a very successful summer convention held in York, Nebraska for the first time! We were so pleased to have some great educational tours to the Pioneer Research Facility and the amazing York...
by Rebecca Barker | Feb 5, 2018 | Front Page, Regulatory
A question arose late last week regarding the need for mixers and loaders to take the dicamba applicator training in Nebraska. Our state law and regulations classifies mixers and loaders of any RUP as handlers, in order to be consistent with the federal WPS rule....
by Scott Merritt | Feb 1, 2018 | Advocacy, Front Page, Regulatory
Common Sense Nebraska Statement on WOTUS Enforcement Delay “Today’s announcement by EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to delay implementation of the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule is another positive step toward the elimination of this harmful, vague,...
by Rebecca Barker | Jan 23, 2018 | Association News, Front Page, Regulatory
RUP dicamba labels now require 20 different records be kept for each application The first 9 are the standard USDA/EPA requirements for many years: Product Name EPA Registration Number Total amount applied to the field Date of application (M/D/Y) Location of...
by Rebecca Barker | Jan 15, 2018 | Advocacy, Front Page
In testimony before the Agriculture Committee on January 16, 2018, the Nebraska Agri-Business Association extended support for Mr. Steve Wellman for the position of Director for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Mr. Wellman with his background and experience...
