Policy Articles
WOTUS Listening Session Coming to North Dakota
Published November 16, 2021
North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer will host a Waters of the United States listening session on Monday, November 22. Cramer will be joined by EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox for this event. Bismarck. The EPA is holding ten virtual listening…$1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Signed into Law
Published November 16, 2021
The infrastructure package includes $550 billion in new spending over five years for roads, bridges, railroads, ports and waterways. There’s another $65 billion to expand access to the internet across Rural America. At the White House ceremony, President Joe Biden…South Dakota’s Bunger to Lead RMA
Published November 15, 2021
The Biden Administration has named a South Dakotan to lead USDA’s Risk Management Agency. Marcia Bunger served as a county executive director for the Farm Service Agency, working closely with Pine Ridge tribal leaders on farm programs. Bunger also spent…Paap Reflects on 16 Years as MFBF President
Published November 15, 2021
After 16 years as president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, Kevin Paap is not seeking reelection. During his time as president, Paap nurtured agriculture’s next generation and brought many young farmers into leadership. "In agriculture, sustainability is always our…U.S. to Discuss Tariffs With Japan This Week
Published November 15, 2021
The United States and Japan are in negotiations over the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed during the Trump Administration. The Biden Administration eased tariffs on European steel and aluminum last month and Japan now appears to be next in line.…Tax Relief on the Way
Published November 15, 2021
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed legislation providing $211 million in income tax relief over the next two years. The law provides an income tax credit of up to $350 per year for individual income taxpayers or $700 per…Infrastructure Bill to be Signed Today
Published November 15, 2021
President Joe Biden will be joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers when he signs the infrastructure bill this afternoon. That will be followed by trips to New Hampshire and Michigan to promote the benefits of this legislation. Other cabinet…EPA Rules Herbicides Affect Endangered Species
Published November 15, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency has determined glyphosate, atrazine and simazine are likely to adversely affect certain species under the Endangered Species Act and their habitats. To be specific, the agency claims nearly 1,700 species and 800 habitats could be impacted.…SD Lawmakers Approve New Redistricting Map
Published November 14, 2021
South Dakota lawmakers reached an agreement on redistricting during a special session last week. South Dakota Farmers Union Lobbyist Mitch Richter says Rapid City and Sioux Falls are becoming more urban. "They took some of the rural districts out of…