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...
by Rebecca Barker | April 4, 2023 | Front Page, Regulatory
Revised Definition of WOTUS Overturned as Senate Passes Congressional Review Act On March 29th, the U.S. Senate passed the WOTUS Congressional Review Act (CRA), which resulted in the overturning of the Biden administration’s finalized WOTUS ruling. The final...
by Rebecca Barker | March 21, 2023 | Front Page, Regulatory
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is encouraging commercial specialty crop growers, pesticide applicators and beekeepers to work together to protect sensitive crops and pollinators from harmful pesticides. Pesticides include all categories of pest control...
by Rebecca Barker | March 15, 2023 | Association News, Front Page, Regulatory
400 Groups, including the Nebraska Agri-Business Association, signed a letter in strong support of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and House Committee on Agriculture with a sufficient budget for the 2024 Farm Bill. A complete copy of the...
