Meatingplace’s Chris Moore reported that, “Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a nearly $44 million settlement resolving the state’s 21-year lawsuit against six poultry companies accused of contributing to nutrient pollution in the Illinois River Watershed.” “The agreement settles claims against Tyson Foods, Cargill, George’s, Peterson Farms, Cal-Maine Foods and Simmons Foods,” Moore reported. “Oklahoma […]
Water Runoff
Trump EPA to Again Rewrite WOTUS Rule
Progressive Farmer’s Chris Clayton reported that “for the fourth time in the past decade, the Environmental Protection Agency will write a new rule for regulating waters of the United States, one that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said will closely align with a Supreme Court decision and alleviate regulatory risks for farmers.” “Zeldin on Wednesday announced […]
EPA Finalizes Endangered Species Herbicide Strategy
Agri-Pulse’s Steve Davies reported Tuesday that “EPA’s final herbicide strategy, designed to protect more than 900 species listed as threatened or endangered, includes more options for growers and reduces the burden on applicators compared to the draft released last year, the agency said Tuesday.” “EPA identified a handful of mitigation measures that, when used on […]
USDA Report- Agricultural Conservation on Working Lands: Trends From 2004 to Present
The USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) recently released a report title, “Agricultural Conservation on Working Lands: Trends From 2004 to Present.” A fact sheet that accompanied the report explained that, “The first step toward increasing adoption of conservation practices is to establish a baseline of current adoption rates;” and added that the report, “uses survey data to track U.S. adoption of selected agricultural conservation practices that both reduce GHG [green house gas] emissions and provide additional environmental benefits.” Today’s update includes brief excerpts and highlights from both the report and fact sheet.