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Important Information on Dicamba
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....
WOTUS Update
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, and...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 28, 2018
Fiscal notes Senators had a long week. Literally. Five days. Most of the session the Legislature convenes four days a week. Senators, especially those living in Greater Nebraska, are able to return to their districts for long weekends and sing praises about the good...
Dicamba Record Keeping and State-Specific Rules
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...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 21, 2018
All About The Calendar Monday is Day 12 of the 60-day legislative session. Mornings (9am - noon) are spent in floor debate on carryover bills from last year. Bills introduced this session should start popping-up on the agenda soon. Afternoons (1:30pm - finish) are...
Nebraska Agri-Business Association Endorses Wellman
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...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 14, 2018
Whose ox gets gored? The state budget faces a $175M - $200M shortfall in the second half of the biennial budget (7/1/18 - 6/30/19). What's worse, annual tax revenues are projected to remain in the dumper as Ag producers took a beating again this year. This Governor,...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 7, 2018
My Kids Are Back By Miss Helen Crump The bell rang Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. and the classroom filled for the second session of the 105th Legislature. All 49 wiggly bodies were present and just as sweet as my homemade apple pie. We have sixty days to complete...
Make Nominations for Nebraska Agri-Business Association’s Industry Awards
Nebraska Agri-Business Members, As the year is winding down, it is time to take a moment to think back over this past year and recognize those individuals who have gone above and beyond for the ag retail industry. The Nebraska Agri-Business Association has recognized...
EPA and States’ Collective Efforts Lead to Regulatory Action on Dicamba
10/13/2017 Contact Information: EPA Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON (OCTOBER 13, 2017) - EPA has reached an agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont on measures to further minimize the potential for drift to damage neighboring crops from the use of dicamba...