RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday scaled back a lower-court ruling that threw out portions of a North Carolina law designed in part to prevent undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking documents or recording video. [node:read-more:link]
WASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 2023) – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of $550 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to expedite investments through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) program. This new, innovative program will fund up to 11 entities to serve as grantmakers to community-based projects that reduce pollution. [node:read-more:link]
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WASHINGTON, February 8, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.
Cathy Cochran has been appointed Director of the Office of Communications [node:read-more:link]
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The proposed Endangered Species Act Workplan regulations are complicated and could impact everything from spray drift to surface runoff.
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Access to healthcare services is critical to good health, yet rural residents face a variety of access barriers. [node:read-more:link]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers issued their final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule on Dec. 30.
The new water rule will replace the Navigable Waters Protection Rule put in place during the Trump administration.
Agricultural groups, including Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), are disappointed in the rule. [node:read-more:link]
The Transportation Department on Monday rejected a petition from agricultural groups to allow truckers hauling livestock to drive for longer stints.
The department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the exemption sought “would not achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption,” in a Federal Register notice set to be published Tuesday. [node:read-more:link]
Idaho farmers and ranchers brought in 28% more revenue for crops and livestock this year.
“In 2022, we broke all time record highs – it's astronomical increases," said Garth Taylor, an associate professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Idaho. He presented the industry’s financial picture on Tuesday.
Taylor said Idaho agriculture is growing faster than the industry nationwide. Most of the revenue increase is driven by good prices in the milk, cattle and potato sectors, he said, and more products being exported overseas. [node:read-more:link]
