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EPA Launches Ag and Rural Affairs Office

Published March 4, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency is creating a new Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced the news at Commodity Classic. "With the establishment of this new office, we will ensure agriculture and rural stakeholders have a…
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ASGA, Registrants and EPA Working on Chlorpyrifos Issue

Published February 7, 2024

American Sugarbeet Growers Association Vice President of Science and Innovation Nick Storer is in his second month on the job.  Storer is focused on crop protection technologies and the regulatory process. A federal appeals court vacated the EPA ban on chlorpyrifos…
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EPA Official to Leave the Agency

Published January 11, 2024

The assistant administrator of EPA’s Office of Water, Radhika Fox, is leaving the agency at the end of February. Fox has had a key role in the oversight of water issues, including the controversial Waters of the United States rule.
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Chlorpyrifos Concerns Remain

Published December 24, 2023

American Sugarbeet Growers Association CEO Luther Markwart is pleased with the EPA’s decision to create new guidelines for the use of chlorpyrifos. “Farmers rely on these pesticides to protect crops from destructive pests and maintain important conservation practices,” said Markwart.…
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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…
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Year-Round E15 Goes Back to Court

Published November 30, 2023

The states of Iowa and Nebraska are seeking a summary judgment to require EPA to act on the year-round sale of E15 fuel in the Midwest. Eight states, including Minnesota and South Dakota, asked the agency last year for a…
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Animal Ag Water Quality Subcommittee Nominations Open

Published November 20, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the creation of an Animal Ag Water Quality Subcommittee. EPA Agricultural Advisor Rob Snyder said this is in response to the denial of two petitions to overhaul the Clean Water Act permitting program. “We…
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