Policy Articles
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.…More Farm in the Farm Bill
Published December 18, 2023
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven praised the farm bill extension during NDFU annual meeting. “It’s really important that we got the one-year extension so folks know they’re going to be covered under the farm programs the way they should be.”…Wolves, Deer and Elk, Oh My!
Published December 18, 2023
Animal depredation was top-of-mind at the Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association Convention. MSCA Executive Director Kaitlyn Root said the issue includes wolves, elk and deer. "We've been seeing an incredible number of deer eating our producers' forage and we had a…