WASHINGTON — Editor’s note: The following statements have been released by the National Chicken Council and the National Turkey Federation concerning the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed changes to poultry processing regulations, meant to reduce Salmonella illnesses. For more information about this topic, click here. National Chicken Council  NCC Says FSIS’s New Salmonella Framework Lacks Data, […]

MANHATTAN, Kan. — A public hearing will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022, to consider the adoption of a revised administrative regulation that governs fees for dairy laboratory analyses performed by the Kansas Department of Agriculture Laboratory. Due to public health concerns posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the hearing proceedings will […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced publication of a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend the Apple Crop Provisions. The proposed changes are based on stakeholder feedback and recommended changes from a contracted study on the apple crop insurance program. Following feedback from the proposed rule, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) […]

FORT WORTH, Texas — In 2015, the Obama administration enacted its Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule. The absurdly overreaching scheme would have gone as far as regulating drainage ditches and streams that only flow after heavy rainfall. Fortunately, it was replaced with the more sensible Navigable Waters Protection Rule, or NWPR, in 2020. That […]

LINCOLN — A webinar covering proposed tax changes to capital gains and the potential impact on agriculture will be presented by Nebraska Extension on Thursday at noon. Lawmakers have recently proposed new tax regulations on unrealized capital gains at death as well as the roll back of step-up basis on capital gains. The webinar will […]