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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
In this opinion piece, Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, highlights the need to finalize and pass a farm bill that protects and invests in climate-smart agriculture.
Proposed regulations designed to prevent chemical accidents are not justified by the data and could result in consolidation at the retail level, groups representing agricultural chemical dealers are telling the Environmental Protection Agency.
Ag and environmental organizations are split in their assessment of new EPA regulations requiring production and retail establishments handling certain hazardous chemicals — such as anhydrous ammonia — to prepare risk management plans.
Fertilizer retailers in Nebraska and Iowa have settled complaints with EPA over their management of anhydrous ammonia — specifically, allegations they did not comply with risk management provisions in the Clean Air Act.
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