by Rebecca Barker | October 24, 2023 | Advocacy, Association News, Front Page, Regulatory
As most of you are aware, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its framework for new regulations, known as the Herbicide Strategy, as they attempt to come into compliance with the Endangered Species Act, passed years ago. The introduction and timeline...
by Rebecca Barker | August 1, 2023 | Front Page, Regulatory
Overview: On July 28th, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program authority lapsed after the Senate was unable to reach an agreement to pass H.R. 4470, legislation to cleanly extend the CFATS program for 2 years. H.R. 4470 passed the House on July...
by Rebecca Barker | July 26, 2023 | Front Page, Regulatory
Many agriculture-related associations sent a letter in support of Congress enacting H.R. 4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act. Please share this information with your farmer-customers and ask them to reach out to their US Representative. They can do so at...
by Rebecca Barker | July 14, 2023 | Front Page, Regulatory
Production agriculture has continued to maintain a position in the news as environmental and climate change concerns remain a focus of the general public. This month a few different issues will be highlighted regarding water issues and how they can impact agriculture...
by Rebecca Barker | June 16, 2023 | Front Page, Regulatory
If you follow the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) issue at all, you know that the U.S. Supreme Court made a very important ruling last month. The case was Sackett v EPA and the Court ruled against EPA by determining property used by Michael and Shantell Sackett to...
by Rebecca Barker | May 16, 2023 | Advocacy, Front Page, Regulatory
US Senator John Boozman (Arkansas), ranking member of the Agriculture Committee, toured Nebraska as part of the information gathering process in preparation for drafting the new Farm Bill. Senator Boozman was a guest of Nebraska US Senator Deb Fischer. Pictured is Dan...
