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Where Does NCBA See WOTUS Going?
Where Does NCBA See WOTUS Going?
Where Does NCBA See WOTUS Going?
While a Waters of the United States Rule is in place, there may still be questions about the farm sector goes from here.   “We have a WOTUS rule in place. After a 2023 unanimous Supreme Court decision, the Biden administration had to kind of take their rule back to the drawing board and rewrite it to comply with this new WOTUS standard," said Mary-Thomas Hart chief counsel for the National Ca
Groups Support Supreme Court Hearing on Glyphosate Case
Groups Support Supreme Court Hearing on Glyphosate Case
Groups Support Supreme Court Hearing on Glyphosate Case
Groups representing U.S. farmers have filed a brief encouraging the Supreme Court to hear a case on labeling for glyphosate and other pesticides.  The groups, which represent a broad swath of agriculture and cover over 300 million acres, argue that glyphosate is a “once-in-a-century” herbicide given its effectiveness at controlling an array of damaging weeds, affordability, and low toxicity.   How
Legislation Looks To Clarify Fence Responsibility In Idaho
Legislation Looks To Clarify Fence Responsibility In Idaho
Legislation Looks To Clarify Fence Responsibility In Idaho
Over the years, a string of U.S. Supreme Court cases have stated that no rancher’s livestock may “trespass” upon federally managed lands without authorization to graze.  Yet even in “fence-out” states, the courts have held that the federal government is not required to fence their property.   Despite there being a long lin...
Rural Broadband Association Pleased with Supreme Court Decision
Rural Broadband Association Pleased with Supreme Court Decision
Rural Broadband Association Pleased with Supreme Court Decision
NTCA, the Rural Broadband Association, said it is pleased that the Supreme Court announced it would review a decision from the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court regarding the federal Universal Service Fund.  Specifically, the nation’s highest court will look into the constitutionality of the mechanism for contributions to the Universal Service Fund.     “The...

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