Policy Articles
Immigration Issue Curtails Rail Movement to Mexico
Published December 20, 2023
Faced with an upswing in illegal border crossings, U.S. Customs and Border Protection closed several bridges and ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration officials said there aren’t enough border patrol agents to handle the numbers crossing the border.…Ag Leaders Respond to EPA Action
Published December 20, 2023
In a statement, American Sugarbeet Growers Association President Nate Hultgren welcomed the return of chlorpyrifos, but said the EPA decision cannot “undo the economic harm that resulted from its previous revocation.” American Soybean Association director Alan Meadows praised the process…Chlorpyrifos to Return
Published December 20, 2023
In response to last month’s federal appeals court decision, the EPA will restore the use of chlorpyrifos insecticides and agree to a science-based review. Chlorpyrifos will be labeled for nearly a dozen crops, including soybeans, sugarbeets, wheat and alfalfa. EPA…Midwest States Closer to Year-round E15 Sales
Published December 20, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency has finally sent its final rule for permanent year-round sales of E15 to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. Eight states, including Minnesota and South Dakota, sought this change. EPA was supposed…NSA Priorities: Crop Insurance and Reference Prices
Published December 19, 2023
For the National Sunflower Association, the focus going into 2024 will be the farm bill. "We want to strengthen crop insurance and look at something that would increase subsidies so that producers could buy a higher level of coverage," said…Not Expecting a Farm Bill in 2024
Published December 18, 2023
Former North Dakota Farm Service Agency State Director Aaron Krauter does not expect to see the farm bill passed in 2024 even in a lame duck session. “I don’t think the minutiae and everything that’s going on is going to…Watne Reelected
Published December 18, 2023
Mark Watne was reelected as president of the North Dakota Farmers Union. This will be Watne's 11th term in that role. NDFU Vice President Bob Kuylen was also reelected.Thompson Offers Farm Bill Timeline
Published December 18, 2023
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson wants to move forward with the farm bill in March. "When I look at the calendar in the first quarter, the first month we get that has the contiguous weeks that we need…Policy Priorities
Published December 18, 2023
The North Dakota Grain Growers Association is focused on the issues coming out of Washington, D.C. "Pesticides are always at the forefront and we're trying to get a better handle around the EPA'sis herbicide action plan," said Ed Kessel, president, NDGGA.…