Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years. Friday, April 19, 2024

Articles by Steve Davies

Waters of the U.S. signing ceremony

Farm groups cheer, enviros slam new WOTUS proposal

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers announced their new “waters of the U.S.” proposal Tuesday at an event that attracted dozens of farmers and industry leaders who had long sought straightforward definitions that allowed farmers to more clearly decide how to operate on their lands.
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BLM sage-grouse plans receive mixed response

The Bureau of Land Management’s new management plans for tens of millions of acres of greater sage-grouse habitat aim to give BLM and seven Western states “flexibility” to address threats to the bird’s continued existence, BLM said in releasing the plans Thursday.
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State regulators sound off on dicamba labels

State pesticide regulators gave EPA an earful on the agency’s new dicamba registration at a meeting this week in Virginia, telling an official involved with the development of new labels for the herbicide they’re still confused about some aspects of the requirements.
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