New or Expanding Livestock Operations Need to Assess Water Needs
COLUMBIA, Mo.–Producers who plan to start or expand a livestock operation need to think about water before moving forward. “Water is one of the critical natural resources needed for a livestock...
View ArticleTop Ag-Producing Kansas Counties Overlay the Ogallala Aquifer
The state’s crop and livestock producers rely on the depleting water resource, and K-State is committed to helping find solutions for this issue, among other grand challenges. MANHATTAN, Kan. – Of the...
View ArticleTSCRA Applaud Passage of Proposition 6
Fort Worth, Texas – Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Pete Bonds made the following statement today after Texas voters approved Proposition 6, a constitutional amendment that...
View ArticlePublic Lands Council, NCBA Hail Passage Of Water Rights Protection Act
Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) hailed the House Committee on Natural Resources for passage of H.R. 3189 The Water Rights Protection Act...
View ArticleHouse Passes Water Rights Protection Act
WASHINGTON – The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association hail the passage of the Water Rights Protection Act (WRPA), H.R. 3189, by the U.S. House of Representatives by a...
View ArticleProposed Changes to “Waters of the United States” Definition
A proposed change to the definition of “waters of the United States” within the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) was published in the Federal Register in April. When a new regulation or change to an...
View ArticleKLA accuses EPA of ignoring ag’s suggestions on waters of the U.S
KLA Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs Aaron Popelka expressed disappointment after meeting with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy earlier this week to...
View ArticleEPA Administrator calls Cattlemen’s Concerns Ludicrous
-NCBA Environmental Counsel Ashley McDonald to McCarthy’s Claims During a trip to Missouri to meet with farmers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy hosted a press...
View ArticleVideo Feature: Farm Bureau’s Tell EPA to “Ditch The Rule”
Learn why EPA’s attempt to redefine the Clean Water Act is regulatory overreach and unnecessary. Tell EPA it’s time to DitchTheRule! Source: American Farm Bureau Federation
View ArticleEPA Finally Hands Over Maps Detailing the Extent of their WOTUS Proposal
WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology released maps today of waters and wetlands the Environmental Protection Agency has to-date refrained from making public. After...
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Farm Bureau Denounces Federal Grab of States’ Water Rights
Sept. 16, 2014—The Forest Service’s latest attempt to take water rights from farmers and ranchers violates fundamental constitutional protections, the Colorado Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau...
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House Republicans Introduce Bill To Kill, Replace Waters Of The U.S. Act
Agri-Pulse reports: House Republicans introduced legislation Monday that would force federal agencies to kill and then replace a proposed rule to re-define what streams, wetlands and other areas are...
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Kansas Governor Signs New Water Legislation
Kansas Livestock Association Reports: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed two agriculture-related bills into law. SB 156 is a combination of several bills KLA staff had been tracking. First, the law...
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EPA Writes Off Rural America, Finalizes Proposed “Waters Of The U.S.” Rule
“Nothing left unregulated” is the apparent motto of the Environmental Protection Agency. Today, the Agency finalized its “Waters of the United States” proposed rule, which unilaterally strips private...
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Congressman Lucas: ‘Obama Administration, EPA has Shut Out Rural America’
Pawnee, Okla. – Congressman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States final rule: “Today the EPA stands by...
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TSCRA Statement on North Dakota Federal Court Ruling on WOTUS
Fort Worth, Texas – Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) President Pete Bonds today made the following statement on the North Dakota federal court decision on the Environmental...
View ArticleFederal Court Ruling in North Dakota Blocks “Waters of the United States” Rule
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Philip Ellis statement regarding Federal Court ruling in North Dakota that will halt EPA and the Army Corps “Waters of the United States” rule....
View ArticleJudge rules new EPA rule only applies in 13 states
A federal judge in North Dakota has said a temporary injunction blocking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing the controversial waters of the U.S. rule applies only in the 13 states...
View ArticleFarm Bureau: Maps Show how EPA’s Overreach Imperils U.S. Agriculture
The American Farm Bureau Federation released still more maps that show how the Environmental Protection Agency intends to radically expand its jurisdiction over land use via the newly issued Waters of...
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Arizona Congressman introduces resolution to impeach EPA head
ARIZONA CONGRESSMAN INTRODUCES RESOLUTION TO IMPEACH EPA HEAD U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona announced last week he will introduce a resolution to impeach Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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