The EPA has announced plans to revisit the Waters of the U.S. Rule. The agency says that it will align its policy with the Supreme Court’s Sackett Ruling in 2023.
A move farmers hope will provide more clarity.
Roger McEowen with the Washburn School of Law spoke with RFD-TV’s Jennifer Vickery Smith on what this alignment will entail, the next steps, and what producers are saying.
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In a final rule published in the Federal Register, the Department states that it will no longer base wage rates on the Farm Labor Survey.
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Farmers are in the midst of harvest as the government descends into a shutdown and the Farm Bill expires. Key federal departments, crop reporting, and aid programs important to the agricultural sector are now on hold.