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Illinois farmers represented on EPA’s Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee

Monday, December 2

The director of conservation with the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) says her appointment to an Environmental Protection Agency advisory committee is a unique opportunity. Megan Dwyer tells Brownfield, “There’s a little over 20 people that come together that look at policy and regulatory...

ASA talks about EPA’s final Application Exclusion Zone Rule

Tuesday, October 8

The director of government affairs for the American Soybean Association says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reinstating its Application Exclusion Zone rule. Originally established in 2015, the Application Exclusion Zone Rule is part of the Farmworker Protection Act designed to reduce pesticide exposure. Kyle Kunkler...

State directors have concerns about EPA’s herbicide strategy

Tuesday, September 24

Ensuring farmers have access to herbicides is a top priority for state directors of agriculture. Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn says there are concerns with EPA’s herbicide strategy. “We have a lot of concerns about how the farming community is going to be able...

EPA’s current draft herbicide strategy poses farmer concern

Thursday, August 1

The Director of Government Affairs for the American Soybean Association says he’s concerned the EPA’s draft herbicide strategy could limit product availability. Kyle Kunkler says farmers need certainty. “We’ve seen a few instances where farmers have walked in out of the field and found...

A closer look at EPA’s new insecticide strategy

Monday, July 29

American Soybean Association’s Kyle Kunkler says the group is reviewing how the U.S. EPA’s new draft insecticide strategy could impact farming practices. “We want to know if farmers are being asked to adopt restrictions that are justified by the science.” He says the EPA...

Grassley frustrated with EPA’s 2026-2028 RVO timing

Tuesday, July 9

The U.S. EPA has announced it expects to finalize biofuel blending volumes for 2026-2028 late next year. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa says he’s frustrated with the agency’s delayed action as biofuel producers were anticipating final RVOs this November. “It’s ridiculous to lose...

Lawsuit challenges EPA’s EV mandate

Monday, June 17

A lawsuit recently filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will challenge the U.S. EPA’s light and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. Travis Cushman, deputy general counsel for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the EPA exceeded its congressional authority...