Articles by Steve Davies

Three Republican newcomers join House Ag Committee

01/23/19 2:34 PM By Steve Davies

The House Agriculture Committee will gain three newly elected Republican members and lose five, including former chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma.

Farmers, enviros alarmed by USDA’s new wetlands rules

01/23/19 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

Environmental and farm groups are readying comments on a Natural Resources Conservation Service rule that seeks to clarify when producers have wetlands on their farms.

Broad-spectrum insecticide chlorpyrifos a target at state, federal level

01/23/19 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

Growers in California and several other states are fighting to retain use of chlorpyrifos, a broad-spectrum insecticide environmentalists and farmworker advocates have sought to ban for years.

USDA reopening all FSA offices Thursday

01/22/19 3:53 PM By Steve Davies

USDA will reopen all its Farm Service Agency offices on Thursday with furloughed workers providing an expanded set of services for farmers, including processing Market Facilitation Program applications.

Wheeler pushing to get E15 rule done by summer

But shutdown could delay regulations, he tells Senate panel

01/16/19 2:50 PM By Steve Davies

EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler plans to issue a rule allowing year-round use of E15 by the summer driving season, provided the government shutdown ends in a “reasonable” length of time.

SCOTUS to consider whether SNAP retail data should be public

01/11/19 4:53 PM By Steve Davies

The Supreme Court has decided to take up a case over whether SNAP retailer data should be released to the public.

EPA scraps plans to change pesticide rules

01/09/19 1:44 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to withdraw proposals under review at the Office of Management and Budget to lower the minimum age of farmworkers and certified applicators who handle pesticides.

2019 Regulatory Preview: WOTUS tops agenda for ag groups

01/09/19 5:30 AM By Steve Davies

In the regulatory picture for 2019, the top issue for aggies is probably the “waters of the United States” proposal, but there are many other items on the agenda for agriculture in the coming year.

Solicitor General: SCOTUS should take up groundwater case

01/09/19 5:05 AM By Steve Davies

The Supreme Court should resolve the question of whether the Clean Water Act forbids the discharge of pollutants that travel through groundwater to a regulated water body, the federal government said in a brief filed with the court Friday.

Fixing photosynthetic glitch could boost crop yields by 40 percent

01/03/19 3:26 PM By Steve Davies

Crops engineered to use less energy fixing a “photosynthetic glitch” are about 40 percent more productive, according to new research from the University of Illinois and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service published today in Science.

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February 10, 2019

Rep. James Comer

This week’s guest on Open Mic is U.S. Congressman James Comer. As one of only a few active farmers serving in the 116th Congress, the Kentucky 1st District Representative is committed to educating members of the new House leadership about the impacts pending legislation could have on family farmers. In this interview, Comer addresses the Green New Deal proposal, speaks to border security and immigration reform and hopes for an expedited conclusion to trade negotiations opening markets for the nation’s farmers and ranchers.

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