Efforts for a Withdrawal of WOTUS Rule Continue

Dan Water

The Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule has been back in the news again lately. With the new administration taking over, some are looking forward to hopefully seeing a possible withdrawal of it. But legal action against the rule continues, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Environmental Counsel Scott Yager gives an update on where that currently …

LEGAL FEES SOAR IN FLORIDA-GEORGIA WATER WAR

Dan Industry News Release, Water

From: News Service of Florida Legal fees in Florida’s costly water war with Georgia have escalated to $41 million, with the Department of Environmental Protection asking for a $13 million transfer to cover some of the expenses. The request will be considered Tuesday by the Joint Legislative Budget Commission. The fees represent Florida’s cost in hiring lawyers to make its …

Food Safety Rules Challenge Farmers on Several Fronts

Dan Industry News Release, Vegetables, Water

Equal treatment of domestic and foreign growers, the need for extensive education, training and technical assistance and agricultural water provisions are among farmers’ top concerns as they implement the Food Safety Modernization Act’s produce rules, according to Bob Ehart, senior policy and science advisor with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Ehart spoke to farmers and ranchers from …

Learn More About Florida’s Water Resources with New UF/IFAS Website

Dan Florida, Water

GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Are you concerned about how your water tastes? Do you want to know how much you use, or whether we’ll have enough water for the next generation? A new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences website links users with UF/IFAS programs on how to preserve and, perhaps improve the quantity and quality of water in …