Tag: Farm Bureau

Ohio Farm Bureau members in Ashland County get update from Rep. Bob Gibbs; vote on suggested policies.

Taking aim at the Environmental Protection Agency in support of a Farm Bureau member, the American Farm Bureau Federation recently filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit concerning EPA's authority to regulate poultry and livestock farms under the Clean Water Act.

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency's Total Maximum Daily Load regulation (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally reserved for state governments, according to the opening brief for summary judgment, filed Jan. 27 by the American Farm Bureau Federation in the case, "AFBF vs. EPA."

Farm group hopes its risk reduction program replaces 'shallow loss' in farm bill.