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U.S. Rep. Lucas, 101 co-sponsors, introduce bill excluding agriculture from SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
On September 29, Congressman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma introduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act, a bill that would prohibit the U.S. Securiti... READ MORE »
SEC Chair says climate rule not intended to impact farmers
The climate disclosure rule – opposed by National Potato Council (NPC) and many in the agriculture community – proposed by the Securities and Exch... READ MORE »
EPA officials get first-hand look at potato production in San Luis Valley
The National Potato Council (NPC), in cooperation with the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (CPAC), recently hosted a tour of potato produ... READ MORE »
USDA announces new opportunities to improve nutrient management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomed the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will deliver $19.5 billion in new conservation fu... READ MORE »
NPC supports increased EPA funding for pesticide registration actions
On July 19, NPC joined more than 40 state and national organizations on a letter to Senate appropriators calling for an increase in EPA funding to sup... READ MORE »
EPA publishes final biological evaluations for imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam
On June 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Biological Evaluations (BE) for the neonicotinoid insecticides clothiani... READ MORE »
EPA with new workplan to streamline pesticide registration, endangered species protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first-ever comprehensive workplan to address the decades-old challenge of protecting endan... READ MORE »
Farm labor reform stays atop National Potato Council’s list of concerns
This is a recap from the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2022 annual meeting, which took place March 1 in Washington, D.C. Legislative Affairs Comm... READ MORE »
NPC: Setting policy agenda for potato growers for 2022
During this year’s Washington Summit (Feb. 18-March 2), potato growers from across the country joined the National Potato Council (NPC) in D.C. duri... READ MORE »
FDA seeks comments on produce safety water rule revision
With the release of the proposed produce safety water rule (Subpart E) under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the U.S. Food & Drug Admini... READ MORE »
