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The Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on how it should implement Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act.  The provision aims to assist the nation’s farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA’s farm lending programs.    Section 220...

The agriculture sector has more time to comment on the impacts of concentration and competition challenges in seed, fertilizer, other agricultural inputs, and retail markets. Earlier this week, the USDA announced a 30-day extension to the public comment period ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting comments on an updated Draft Guidance for Plant Regulators and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants. Plant biostimulants are a relatively new but growing category of products, according to the EPA ...

The USDA has approved the hemp plans for half of the states in the U.S. and nearly 40 tribes. However, the USDA is also in the process of reviewing public comments for the U.S. domestic hemp production program interim final rule. "We're interested to hear feedback on topics like disposal under mediation of non-compliant plants, interstate commerce, the provision and the interim final rule

Lawmakers from Washington and Oregon are urging  the Council on Environmental Quality to extend the initial 45-day comment period for the Snake River Dam draft EIS. Saying the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the Northwest demands the full attention of local and state governments, the lawmakers have asked for an extension so in person, public comments can be accepted. In ...

The comment period regarding the Snake River Dams Environmental Impact Statement draft is currently taking place. In late February, the federal government released the draft EIS which said removing the four dams would destabilize the power grid and increase overall greenhouse emission ...