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Iowa takes fight against Raccoon River case to state Supreme Court

10/23/19 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

Environmental groups in Iowa seeking action to tackle nutrient pollution are encountering stiff opposition from the state, which has asked the Supreme Court to throw out a court challenge in the matter.

Manure emissions bill takes step forward in Senate

03/08/18 5:43 PM By Steve Davies

A bill that would exempt animal feeding operations from reporting their air emissions should be able to move through the Senate quickly, given its bipartisan support and a looming deadline from a federal appeals court.

CAFOs get more time to comply with emissions requirements

08/17/17 4:30 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2017 - The Environmental Protection Agency has until Nov. 14 to figure out how to enforce emissions reporting requirements for thousands of animal feeding operations.

Court denies rehearing request in CAFO emissions case

07/05/17 5:15 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2017 - The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to reconsider its decision finding that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations should report their air emissions. But that’s likely not the end of the matter.

Private info of CAFO operators protected by settlement

03/29/17 11:45 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 - Farmers’ and ranchers’ private information will not be available to the public under the terms of a settlement reached between two major farm groups and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Opinion: Wouldn’t it be nice?

03/22/17 9:16 AM By Blake Hurst

“And wouldn't it be nice to live together, in the kind of world where we belong” -The Beach Boys. Suzy Friedman, of the Environmental Defense Fund, has channeled the Beach Boys in her recent opinion piece in Agri-Pulse, writing a sincere and attractive description of the kind of world where we belong, and yes, it would be nice.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: U.S. Representative Frank Lucas

This week's Open Mic guest is Congressman Frank Lucas. The Oklahoma 3^rd District representative says covid, global military conflicts and trade have heightened concern surrounding the size of the nation's debt. He believes it is right to question government spending with proper oversight and says the upcoming budget reconciliation process will be the "wildest political rodeo" voters have ever seen. Lucas guided the legislature into approving the 2014 farm bill and wants to see a new bill this year.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 11, 2025: Rep. Newhouse on tariffs, USDA staff reductions

President Donald Trump this week temporarily paused country-specific reciprocal tariffs while those applied to China increased to 125%. We asked Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., how the move could change the U.S.' ag trading relationship with China and his thoughts on staff reductions at the Agriculture Department.

Then, Tim Lust from the National Sorghum Producers and Ken Barbic with Invariant discuss the tariffs, including how long producers can wait for government payments for market loss.

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