Articles Tagged with ''American Farm Bureau Federation''

AFBF seeks NRCS appeals reform in wake of court decision

09/18/19 1:28 PM By Steve Davies

The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on USDA to reform its appeals process for wetland determinations, using a recent federal appeals court decision to show farmers are being treated unfairly.

EPA, Corps scrap 2015 WOTUS with repeal rule

09/11/19 11:59 PM By Steve Davies

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The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are formally repealing the 2015 “waters of the U.S.” rule in advance of publishing a new WOTUS rule around the end of the year.

New hemp farmers need a plan, a purchaser, and patience

08/14/19 6:25 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

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Farmers should join the enthusiasm about industrial hemp’s huge potential, ranging from medicinal uses to bioplastics, chemicals, fuels, paper and bioremediation – but proceed with caution.

Farmers like new ESA rules, but enviros promise court battles

08/12/19 2:41 PM By Steve Davies

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The Interior and Commerce departments have announced changes to the Endangered Species Act that were cheered by farmers and ranchers but harshly criticized by environmentalists, who vowed to challenge them in court.

Opinion: To keep America first in agriculture, FDA must return to the table on gene editing

07/17/19 1:55 PM By Zippy Duvall and David Herring

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Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to calls from our community to reconsider its role in regulating gene editing technology in animal agriculture. Despite the Trump administration’s recent directive to streamline costly and overly burdensome regulations that inhibit innovation and investment, FDA maintains it is unwilling to cede any regulatory control of this important technology.

July WASDE, Crop Production reports stick with previous acreage figures

07/11/19 1:38 PM By Spencer Chase

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July reports from the Department of Agriculture offered little surprise to traders, including when USDA stuck with the much-maligned June Acreage report data.

Moore to join AFBF as communications lead

06/24/19 10:35 AM By Spencer Chase

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Terri Moore, a familiar face in agricultural communications with stops at the White House, USDA, the Senate, and the private sector is set to join the American Farm Bureau Federation as the group’s vice president of communications.

WOTUS hearing calls for more clarity from Trump administration

06/12/19 5:12 PM By Steve Davies

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Democrats, Republicans and witnesses at a Senate hearing today all agreed on the need for clean water, but disagreed on whether the Trump administration’s proposed WOTUS rule is the best way to get it.

EPA given 90 days to make decision on chlorpyrifos

04/19/19 3:15 PM By Steve Davies

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has given the Environmental Protection Agency 90 days to decide whether to allow the use of chlorpyrifos.

Farm groups, enviros at odds over EPA/Corps WOTUS proposal

04/17/19 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

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The Trump administration’s proposed new definition of “Waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act is either a radical policy shift that misinterprets Supreme Court precedent and will leave up to 70 percent of tributaries and half the nation’s wetlands unprotected, or it’s a constitutionally valid approach to regulating the nation’s waters that preserves the states’ lead role over water pollution control and land use planning.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Undersecretary Brashears: NWS isn't a food safety risk; Puglia on USMCA

Seven cases of New World screwworm have been detected on U.S. soil. USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears says the Food Safety Inspection Service's 7,000 inspectors are “leading the animal health charge” in the fight against New World screwworm.

Western Growers Association President and CEO Dave Puglia discusses the importance of renewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. On the panel, Phillip Kauffman with Texas A&M University and Ron Phillips with the Animal Health Institute discuss New World screwworm.

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