EPA's recently proposed "interpretive guidance" on Clean Water Act regulations made for some fun in the agriculture community this week. Clear as Mud Normally, a hearing on the rural economy, like one on the urban economy, would be fairly boring. However, EPA's recently proposed "interpretive guidance" on Clean Water Act regulations (see Ag Perspectives 25 March) made for some fun in the agriculture community this week. The agency says that its intent was to provide reassurance to the agriculture sector. However, now that its details have been parsed by the sector's regulatory analysts, they say it raises more questions than answers.Farmers have complained about diverse interpretations by regulatory field staff for years, and so clarity i...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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